Four Treasures of the Sky Summary
Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Four Treasures of the Sky Overview

Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s debut novel, Four Treasures of the Sky, is a compelling work of historical fiction that is narrated in the first-person by the novel’s protagonist, Lin Daiyu. After losing her parents and being kidnapped and sold into slavery, Daiyu is thrust into an identity crisis in which she must grapple with her past and learn to define herself on her own terms. This inner struggle culminates against a backdrop of American racism in a narrative that explores themes of identity, the power of a name, the proliferation of evil, and the transformative nature of one’s inner calling.