Coming Home

Her debut novel earned Hong Kong-born YK Lee international acclaim. Her second, out this year, is a sizzlingly good return to the world of expatriates. Chloe Street talks to the author about writing, reinvention and belonging

“AT SOME POINT I realised I had to stop complaining and just write it, just do the work. And I knew that even if I did the work it would probably, statistically, not sell. But at least then I might be able to complain,” laughs Janice YK Lee, remembering the ultimate motivation to write her first novel, The Piano Teacher, which was published in 2009. Little did she know then that the book, set in 1940s and ’50s Hong Kong and detailing the troubled affairs of Englishman Will Truesdale, would be wildly successful. It spent 19 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, was selected as a summer read by Britain’s Richard and Judy Book Club, was glowingly reviewed by Oprah magazine and has been translated into 26 languages. It’s…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 1, 2016

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