Empire of Glass

Set against the backdrop of transformative decades in China, "Empire of Glass" follows Lao K, an American teenager torn between difficult choices in Beijing, and later as she translates a poignant family story written by her Chinese homestay mother, Li-Ming. Through innovative footnotes and layered storytelling, the novel explores themes of memory, history, and the boundaries between fact and fiction. This experimental epic delves into personal and national histories, offering a profound reflection on human experience over the last half-century.