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“A lyrical and action-packed tale of yearning, connection, self-discovery, and righting wrongs, Portrait of a Thief is a unique vision of what it means to come home.” Roselle Lim, author of Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune “A beautiful examination of identity as children of the diaspora This fast-paced heist leaves you clutching the pages and rooting for the thieves.” Here’s a story that offers not just adventure or a reprieve from the everyday, but big dreams, big hearts, enduring friendships, and the multitudes of identities that can exist within each one of us.” “In this slick, dazzling, debut, the stakes are high and the writing elegant. Lauren Wilkinson, New York Times bestselling author of American Spy Li is a virtuosic storyteller the most exciting debut I’ve read this year an intelligent page-turner that will keep you hooked until the very end.” The writing felt close and intimate and the characters felt like portraits themselves, bursting with life and delicately human.” “Portrait of a Thief was everything I imagined and more.

Brilliantly twisty and yet so contemplative this book will continue to haunt you long after you’ve reached the end.” So too are the emotional struggles the crew endure as they try to balance duty to family with their love for China and the need to understand their own personalities.” Literary Review The characters are alluring and … engaging. “This is as much a novel as a reckoning.” New York Times “A remarkably assured debut” Sunday Times

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