HarperCollins The Phoenix Pencil Company

In this dazzling debut novel of love and secret histories, a young woman unearths the story of a lost Shanghai pencil company and a hidden family ability which will alter the path of her life forever. 'Wildly inventive ... Allison King is a talent to watch' LIZ MOORE 'A beautiful ode to the warmth of family connection' RAY NAYLER ...