Captures that era of Hong Kong music with such warmth and clarity. Its a scene that shaped generations, and here it feels vivid, alive, and essential... Transcendent and transportive, with prose that kept me hooked to the very last line -- Angela Hui, author of Takeaway Tracing her own life and career alongside the Hong Kong music scene, Moss emerges here as an author of exceptional vision... This is a book not simply for those who love Mosss music, but for anyone seeking to understand how complicated, tender histories unfurl in our presentand how art emerges to help us through. -- Jessica J. Lee, author of Dispersals A captivating memoir-meets-cultural history that blends a modern history of Cantopop with Emmas own personal journey to reconcile with her identity and Chinese heritage... I was captivated from start to finish and left feeling both moved and more knowledgeable. -- Catherine Anne Davies (a.k.a The Anchoress) Prepare to meet your new favourite playlist -- Dan Schreiber My Cantopop Nights is a wondrous thing: fresh, evocative, self-aware, fantastically light of touch, and wholly original... I read it in one headlong, heartsore sweep -- Sarah Howe, author of Foretokens One of my favourite musicians on some of her favourite musicians. A beautiful meditation on how belonging is something we create day by day, year by year. -- Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of The Sleep Watcher My Cantopop Nights brilliantly captures the sweet sorrow of lost places and lost time. It's a chance to time-travel in vivid sound and colour through Emma-Lee Moss's memories to '80s Hong Kong and back. I loved it. -- Becky Barnicoat, author of Cry When the Baby Cries Emma-Lee Moss brings her lyrical brilliance as a songwriter to this dreamy memoir that interweaves personal history with iconic Hong Kong songs. A must-read for anyone who has ever loved music. -- Doretta Lau, author of How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun? Fascinating... a beautiful memoir that celebrates the hidden forces that make our lives into something special * Stylist * An incredibly honest and personal memoir that talks about something universal - finding friendship, understanding family, creating an identity in a world that's messy, layered, and complex -- Dan Thompson
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