The Age of Goodbyes by Li Zi Shu

Author:Li Zi Shu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY

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The motel in the novel might very well be where you live, situated in one of the tin mining town’s corners, a pocket of silence within its overall bustle. Mayflower. Du Li An walks up the stairwell by the side door. Something stirs in you, as if it’s you she’s walking toward. You hear her footsteps, the platform shoes of her era as heavy and clumsy as wooden clogs. Your ears perk up as you count her strides. She walks very slowly, cautious and hesitant. With each step the tiny bells on her anklet ring out clearly, the crisp sound of jade cracking. One, two, three, four, five … Du Li An has arrived. She pauses outside the door for a few seconds, perhaps glancing left and right, on high alert. Relax, it’s dead quiet in the stairwell and the corridor. No other soul in sight. Finally, she raps on your door carefully. Knock knock.

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