Girl with a Thousand Faces

Sunyi Dean is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters. Originally born in Texas and raised in Hong Kong, she now resides in a Yorkshire cottage full of music and books. Her most recent novel, The Girl with a Thousand Faces, was inspired by her upbringing: her old high school was once a mission house on the edge of the original Walled City of Kowloon, and her grandparents survived the Japanese occupation during World War II.

‘Sunyi Dean is a master of the art of storytelling… Part underworld crime investigation, part love letter to Kowloon, part heartbreak and myth, Dean’s book is bound to be an immediate classic.’ Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller‘Will tear out your heart and heal it in the same breath. Combining the very real horrors of Hong Kong’s occupation with one family’s female rage and trauma, the story twists and turns with as many faces as the eponymous girl herself.’ Eliza Chan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Fathomfolk‘This book has everything – it is a mystery, a war story, a tragedy, but more than anything it is a haunting story of loneliness, love and loss… Confirms Sunyi Dean as one of the most interesting voices in genre fiction.’ Gareth Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of Doors‘Dean's storytelling is gripping and sure, her characters complex and cathartically vengeful, her worlds richly imagined and transportive… beautifully examines the nature of grief, rage, and all that must be put to rest in order to truly live.’ Olivie Blake, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six ‘Astonishing and clever, unfolding in layers that cross time and space and identities. Dean has crafted a tale that explores—with wisdom and empathy—the devastating effects of conflict and the ghosts it leaves behind.’ Andrea Stewart, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Drowning Empire series’A skillfully woven narrative filled with vengeful ghosts, grief, and intergenerational trauma. Dean's atmospheric writing takes you deep into the shadows of the walled city, daring you to find a way out.’ Monika Kim, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Eyes Are the Best Part‘A heart-rending ghost story that masterfully examines the brutalities of trauma and war. This story held me in its spectral thrall and I can’t recommend it enough. An absolute must-read!’ Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching and An Academy for Liars