Hong Kong - a teeming city where ritual, religion, the spirits of the dead and the spirit of enterprise meet, sometimes clash. For Reini it's a home that sometimes is strange, sometimes familiar, a place of contrasts - even her name: Reini to close friends, Kim to her colleagues. When she meets an Buddhist environmental activist, she finds Hong Kong's many contradictions come into sharp focus as her own past, her friendships and her work begin to knot, pull tight, threaten to unravel completely. A rich and astoundingly evocative debut novel, Red Affairs, White Affairs weaves a path through the mysteries of relationships and friendship, of commitment and compassion. Immersive and mesmerising, this is a novel as vivid as the extraordinary city that forms its backdrop.

About the Author
Felicia Nay is a German writer, writing in English. Red Affairs, White Affairs draws on her abiding love for Hong Kong and is her debut novel.

Reviews
"An unusual setting that so fascinates ... a book I couldn't put down; I absolutely recommend it." - Andy Godfrey, author of Thinking of Santorini and Tracing the Creative Process: a personal journey; "The wish to belong and the desire to understand are two ideas deftly woven into the rich and compelling story of Red Affairs, White Affairs. Its subtle observations on human behaviour in different cultures are both razor-sharp and compassionate. This is a beautifully written debut by Felicia Nay." - Jane Bailey, author of Lark Song and What Was Rescued; "Red Affairs, White Affairs is a ... masterwork of sense and sensuality ... seamless rush of impressions and images like the view from some fast-flowing river" - Max Dunbar



Book Information
ISBN 9781788640695
Author Felicia Nay
Format Paperback
Page Count 290
Imprint Cinnamon Press
Publisher Cinnamon Press