River East, River West

River East, River West is Aube Rey Lescure's debut novel, published in 2024. [1] The book tells the story of a blended family through two alternating points of view and timelines: that of Alva, a biracial teenage girl living in Shanghai in the 2000s, and Lu Fang, her Chinese stepfather whose portion of the story begins in Qingdao in the 1980s.[2] Rey Lescure uses these dual perspectives to explore themes around identity, migration and foreignness, ambition, privilege, and the rapidly changing dynamics of life in China from the Cultural Revolution onward. River East, River West made the shortlist for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction, the only debut to do so that year.[3]

References

  1. ^ Goyal, Sana (2024-05-31). "River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure review – all change in China". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ^ "Boston author Aube Rey Lescure on her debut novel set in modern China". GBH. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  3. ^ Creamer, Ella (2024-04-24). "Anne Enright, Kate Grenville and Isabella Hammad shortlisted for Women's prize for fiction". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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