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An electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but to find a home.

Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past. Along the way, they encounter giant buffalo bones, tiger paw prints, and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets, sibling rivalry, and glimpses of a different kind of future.

Both epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and reimagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story, and the announcement of a stunning new voice in literature. On a broad level, it explores race in an expanding country and the question of where immigrants are allowed to belong. But page by page, it’s about the memories that bind and divide families, and the yearning for home.

A NEW YORK TIMES  NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020 
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE
FINALIST FOR THE 2020 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
WINNER OF THE ROSENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD, FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS
A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREE

爸在夜里死去，妈早已离世，作为移民的孤儿，12岁的露西和11岁的萨姆在加州这片拒绝二人存在的土地上带着父亲的尸体逃亡，寻找埋葬之地。一路上，两个孩子遇到巨大的水牛骨头、老虎的爪印和破败的风景，也揭开家庭秘密和手足分歧的序幕。

这是一部以华人赴美淘金热为背景的长篇小说，两个孩子在无情的土地上逃亡一不仅要生存，还要找到一个家。从广义上讲，《金山的成色》探讨了在一个不断扩张的国家中的种族问题以及移民归属的问题;而逐字逐页看，它则关于捆绑和分裂的家庭记忆，以及对家的渴望。
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