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The funeral cryer : a novel / Wenyan Lu.
The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job as a professional mourner and under-appreciated by The Husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of break-up. But just when things couldn't be bleaker, The Funeral Cryer takes a leap of faith -and in so doing things start to take a surprising turn for the better.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335016935 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 329 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Hanover Square Press, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in May 2023 in the United Kingdom by Allen & Unwin."--Title page verso. |
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| Subject: | Funeral rites and ceremonies > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Spouses > Fiction. Weepers (Mourners) > Fiction. Wives > Fiction. China > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Lu | 31681010370377 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job and underappreciated by her husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of breakup. Butjust when things couldn't be bleaker, she takes a leap of faith--and in so doing, things start to take a surprising turn for the better"-- - Baker & Taylor
Accepting the mundane realities of her life, the Funeral Cryer, avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job, when things could not be bleaker, takes a leap of faith that changes everything for the better. - Harlequin
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one womanâs midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China, for fans of Yiyun Li and Julie Otsuka.
The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job and underappreciated by her husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of breakup. But just when things couldn't be bleaker, she takes a leap of faithâand in so doing, things start to take a surprising turn for the better.
Dark, moving and wry, The Funeral Cryer is both an illuminating depiction of a âleft behindâ societyâand proof that it's never too late to change your life.
