PP Wong 

​Xing Li is what some Chinese people call a banana - yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Although born and raised in London, she never feels like she fits in. When her mother dies, she moves with her older brother to live with malicious Poh Poh (Grandma), strange Uncle Ho and Hollywood actress Auntie Mei. Her only friend is Jay - a Chinese-Black classmate with a passion for classical music.

Then Xing Li's life takes an even harsher turn: the school bullying escalates and her uncle requests she assist him in an unthinkable favour. Her happy childhood becomes a distant memory as her new life is infiltrated with the harsh reality of being in the racial minority. Consumed by secrets, violence and confusing family relations, Xing Li tries to find hope wherever she can. In order to find her own identity, she must first discover what it means to be both British and Chinese.

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​The Life of a Banana is a raw, unflinching exploration of race, belonging, and the search for self in a fractured society.

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It challenges the narratives that seek to define who we are based on where we come from. All while compelling readers to confront harsh truths about identity and otherness in a world too often divided by race.

 

The Life of a Banana will change the way we think about what it means to belong—and who gets to decide.