Paperback edition of Joinson's novel set in modern day London and 1920s Kashgar. A debut novel, it will appeal to fans of }The Poisonwood Bible{ by Barbara Kingsolver and }The Glass Palace{ by Amitav Ghosh. Joinson works for the British Council and specialises in the Middle East, North Africa and China. '...an impressive debut, its prose as lucid and deep as a mountain lake' }New York Times{