Cover of When Sleeping Women Wake

When Sleeping Women Wake

Narrated by Vera Chok

Released
June 17, 2025
Length
11 hrs 10 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Quercus
Winner of the 2026 Australian Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction, When Sleeping Women Wake is a moving and expansive historical novel set in Hong Kong during 1941. It follows the lives of three women—Mingzhu, Qiang, and Biyu—as they navigate the hardships of Japanese occupation, facing separation, coercion, and resistance. Richly told and emotionally compelling, the story explores themes of female resilience, bravery, and hope amidst war.

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