When Sleeping Women Wake
$29.69
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2025
Summary
WINNER OF THE 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ACT LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE
An epic and emotional story of three spirited women - a mother, her daughter, their maid - during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
1941. The wealthy Tang family has settled in Hong Kong after fleeing Shanghai. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a glamorous but lonely existence - mothering …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733652875 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733652875 |
| Author: | Emma Pei Yin |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 35mm |
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About The Author
Emma Pei Yin
Emma Pei Yin is an Australian-Chinese writer, editor, and literary advocate.
Her debut novel, When Sleeping Women Wake, has been published internationally and translated into multiple languages. The novel was longlisted for the ARA Historical Novel Prize (2025) and won the Australian Indie Book Awards in the Debut Fiction category (2026).
Emma is the founder of yinfluence, an agency supporting PoC, queer, and neurodivergent writers by connecting them with editors and mentors who understand the stakes of telling stories from the margins.
She is an Author Advocate for Room to Read and an Ambassador for Chapters for Change.
Emma also co-hosts Served With Rice Poddy, a trans-Tasman literary and cultural podcast and visual series recorded across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The series centers conversations about books, publishing, identity, and community through food-infused discussion.
She is currently working on her second novel with her extremely barky dachshund, Lady, by her side.
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