The Funeral Cryer av Wenyan Lu

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<p><b>***''A refreshing perspective on mourning, as well as a moving tale of a social outcast'' - <i>i-D Magazine***</i></b><br><b><br>***''Subtle and understated [...] ultimately very moving'' - <i>The Big Issue</i>***</b><br><b><br>***A fascinating glimpse into how [rural women''s] lives are still led'' - <i>Dorset Magazine</i>***</b><br><b><br>Is it ever too late to change your life?</b><br><b><br>Elegant, wry and moving, <i>The Funeral Cryer</i> tells the tale of one woman''s mid-life re-awakening in contemporary rural China and proves that it''s never too late to alter your fate</b>.<br><br>The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job as a professional mourner and under-appreciated by The Husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of break-up. But just when things couldn''t be bleaker, The Funeral Cryer takes a leap of faith - and in so doing things start to ta