A review by jaclyncrupi
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe

4.0

This book is in such rich and deep conversation with HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD that I assume all writers festivals will programme Zhang and Riwoe together from here on out. Both are initially set on the goldfields (of Queensland and California respectively) and each features Chinese brother/sister protagnoists with the sister dressing and acting to pass as a boy. The siblings are forced to leave the goldfields and embark on a journey of survival in a quest for belonging. Not to mention their crossed mythologies. Both books are superbly written and deeply moving and my reading experience is richer for having read (and loved) them both.