LWS February Book Club: 'How Much of These Hills is Gold' By C. Pam Zhang

Howdy Wineauxs!

We are embarking on a new bookish frontier - THE WILD WEST!!! - You voted and the winning book is....

How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang - Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, this electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but to find a home. Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past. Along the way, they encounter giant buffalo bones, tiger paw prints, and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets, sibling rivalry, and glimpses of a different kind of future. Both epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and reimagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story. Amazon Link.

Book Details

• 336 Pages
• Published April 7, 2020
• Audiobook: 9 hours, 8 minutes - narrated by Catherine Ho (The School for Good Mothers), Joel de la Fuente (Interior Chinatown)

Praises

• A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
• A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
• ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020
• LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE
• FINALIST FOR THE 2020 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
• WINNER OF THE ROSENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD, FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS
• A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREE

Optional Further Reading and Viewing

• Author's website
• READ: The Booker Prize's Q&A with Author
• WATCH: In Conversation with Kristin Hannah and C. Pam Zhang

LOCATION: We'll discuss and drink wine at the old saloon (aka Mise En Place). $25 per person - curated guided wine tasting with light charcuterie bites.

Dress Up?
Dressing up in some cowgirl/cowboy attire is encouraged, but totally not required. Come as the outlaw you already are!