Leyla Sanai

A tragedy waiting to happen: Tiananmen Square, by Lai Wen, reviewed

A moving coming-of-age novel sees a shy, introverted girl finding friends and freedom at Beijing university – until the authorities begin their murderous clamp-down

The 1989 student protests in Tiananmen Square end in a bloodbath with many thousands killed. [Getty Images]
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  • Tiananmen Square

    Lai Wen

    Swift Press, pp. 528, £20

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