TAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes - all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei.
Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.
But her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon ignites vicious gossip.
Then her grandfather dies. Grieving and adrift, Lily must confront her own questions about the culture she inherited but never fully understood. She embarks on a wryly funny, often devastating search for understanding: of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.
All over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.
| ISBN: | 9780008702557 |
| Publication date: | 8th September 2026 |
| Author: | R F Kuang |
| Publisher: | The Borough Press an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Family Drama |
TAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes - all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei.
Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.
But her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon ignites vicious gossip.
Then her grandfather dies. Grieving and adrift, Lily must confront her own questions about the culture she inherited but never fully understood. She embarks on a wryly funny, often devastating search for understanding: of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.
All over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.
Taipei Story features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Family Drama
Taipei Story is available in Hardback
Taipei Story was written by R F Kuang and published by The Borough Press an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Taipei Story has 288 pages
£19.80