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The Phoenix Pencil Company
| Author: |
King, Allison |
| Binding: |
Paperback
|
| List Price: | $24.99 |
| Our Price: | $4.55 CAD |
| Qty Avail: | 470 |
| ISBN: | 9780063394438 |
| Publisher: | William Morrow & Company |
| Language: | English |
| Page Count: | 362 |
| Publication Date: | 6/30/2026 |
| Size: | 8.00" l x 5.25" w x 0.83" |
| Series: | N/A |
| Category | Subject |
|---|---|
| Fiction | Family Life |
| Fiction | Coming of Age |
| Fiction | Fantasy |
A Reese's Book Club Pick
A captivating debut novel about family secrets, forgotten memories, and a mysterious magic that connects generations through the written word.
Monica Tsai is a college freshman who feels more comfortable behind a computer screen than navigating the complexities of everyday relationships. While helping develop a program designed to connect strangers online, she spends much of her time worrying about her aging grandparents, particularly her grandmother, Yun, whose memories are beginning to fade.
Yun survived two wars in China before immigrating to the United States, but she rarely discusses her past. Monica is determined to uncover her family's history, especially the fate of a cousin from whom Yun was separated many years earlier.
When Monica's technology connects her with a young woman who possesses an unusual pencil, an unexpected clue leads her toward a long-hidden family secret.
Decades earlier, in wartime Shanghai, Yun and her cousin Meng worked at the Phoenix Pencil Company. There, they discovered an extraordinary ability passed down through the women of their family: the power to Reforge pencils, restoring the memories and stories written with them.
But as World War II engulfed China, their gift attracted dangerous attention from the government. Forced into espionage, the cousins faced impossible choices involving loyalty, survival, and the ownership of other people's memories.
Moving between past and present, The Phoenix Pencil Company intertwines historical fiction, contemporary family drama, and magical realism to explore the enduring bonds between generations.
Through Monica's search for the truth and Yun's recollections of a turbulent past, Allison King examines the power of storytelling, the importance of preserving memories, and the ways love and forgiveness can heal long-standing family wounds.
"A masterful blending of history, fantasy, and romance" —Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga
"I loved this wildly inventive novel" —Liz Moore, author of The God of the Woods
"China, America, generations, and stories connect with literal magic" —Gish Jen, author of The Resisters
"A beautiful ode to the warmth of family connection" —Ray Nayler, author of The Mountain in the Sea
"Captivating." —Minneapolis Star Tribune
A captivating debut novel about family secrets, forgotten memories, and a mysterious magic that connects generations through the written word.
Monica Tsai is a college freshman who feels more comfortable behind a computer screen than navigating the complexities of everyday relationships. While helping develop a program designed to connect strangers online, she spends much of her time worrying about her aging grandparents, particularly her grandmother, Yun, whose memories are beginning to fade.
Yun survived two wars in China before immigrating to the United States, but she rarely discusses her past. Monica is determined to uncover her family's history, especially the fate of a cousin from whom Yun was separated many years earlier.
When Monica's technology connects her with a young woman who possesses an unusual pencil, an unexpected clue leads her toward a long-hidden family secret.
Decades earlier, in wartime Shanghai, Yun and her cousin Meng worked at the Phoenix Pencil Company. There, they discovered an extraordinary ability passed down through the women of their family: the power to Reforge pencils, restoring the memories and stories written with them.
But as World War II engulfed China, their gift attracted dangerous attention from the government. Forced into espionage, the cousins faced impossible choices involving loyalty, survival, and the ownership of other people's memories.
Moving between past and present, The Phoenix Pencil Company intertwines historical fiction, contemporary family drama, and magical realism to explore the enduring bonds between generations.
Through Monica's search for the truth and Yun's recollections of a turbulent past, Allison King examines the power of storytelling, the importance of preserving memories, and the ways love and forgiveness can heal long-standing family wounds.
"A masterful blending of history, fantasy, and romance" —Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga
"I loved this wildly inventive novel" —Liz Moore, author of The God of the Woods
"China, America, generations, and stories connect with literal magic" —Gish Jen, author of The Resisters
"A beautiful ode to the warmth of family connection" —Ray Nayler, author of The Mountain in the Sea
"Captivating." —Minneapolis Star Tribune
