The Emperor of Shoes

Alex Cohen, a 26-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant, he comes to a grim realisation: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex's own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift... From an exciting new voice in literary fiction.