Made in China capture[s] the confusion and wonder of lives spent looking.

Qu writes with clarity and restraint about her Cinderella-terrible childhood.

[A] poignant memoir.

... lively.

A nuanced examination of complicated ripple effects of intergenerational emigration. A powerful memoir of finding self-worth..

For most of the memoir, Qu tells of her Cinderella-like story, but instead of abuse at the hands of her step-parent, it’s dealt to her by her own mother.

[A] grim and entrancing debut.

[A] grim yet gripping memoir.