'A wonder . . . gorgeous, soulful, feral' GARTH GREENWELL

'Ferocious, dark and gleaming' LAUREN GROFF

An untold story of the arrival of Chinese-American immigrants to the US during the Gold Rush. A novel about conflict between two siblings, carrying the body of their newly deceased father across a harsh landscape.

In the American West, during the Gold Rush, Lucy and Sam leave town with a gun in their hands and the body of their father on their backs. The siblings seek out a new way to live, but will their secrets bring them together or break them apart?

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020

A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

America. In the twilight of the Gold Rush, two siblings cross a landscape with a gun in their hands and the body of their father on their backs . . .

Ba dies in the night, Ma is already gone. Lucy and Sam, twelve and eleven, are suddenly alone and on the run. With their father's body on their backs, they roam an unforgiving landscape dotted with giant buffalo bones and tiger paw prints, searching for a place to give him a proper burial.

How Much of These Hills is Gold is a sweeping adventure tale, an unforgettable sibling story and a remarkable novel about a family bound and divided by its memories.

'A daring and haunting epic' SUNDAY TIMES

'A unique reimagining of the American West adventure' THE TIMES

'A fierce, feminist Western' DAILY MAIL

'Remarkable' HARPER'S BAZAAR

'Reminiscent of both Cormac McCarthy and Toni Morrison' IRISH TIMES

'C Pam Zhang's arresting, beautiful first novel is filled with myths of her own making as well as sorrows and joys' NEW YORK TIMES

A GWYNETH PALTROW BOOK CLUB PICK