News & Reviews
HK Literary Festival
11-14 November 2021
Larry Feign appeared in three presentations at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival:
The Flower Boat Girl: The Story of Hong Kong’s Pirate Queen
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Make Independent Publishing Work For You (panel discussion)
Saturday, 13 November 2021
Researching/Writing Historical Fiction
Sunday, 14 November 2021
Chinese pirate presentation at the HK Museum of Art
20 June 2021
Larry Feign gave a presentation about Chinese pirates at the Hong Kong Museum of Art Bookshop on 9 June 2021.
World Premiere of The Flower Boat Girl
3 April 2021
The Flower Boat Girl officially launched, appropriately, on Lantau Island, where much of the story’s action took place. Larry Feign presented the historical background and images to a local audience at Vibe Books & Music.
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YouTube: youtu.be/qwP9lVlGp5g?t=30
Reviews
“From beginning to end, The Flower Boat Girl is a tale packed with rich details about a woman who rises above adversity to chart her own destiny.”
“Feign’s visual imagery and melodic prose vividly recreate the world in which Yang lives. He supplies satisfying answers to the mysteries that surround this remarkable woman and her husband while staying true to their known history.”
“A simply riveting read from first page to last.”
“An extraordinary story... I highly recommended it especially for readers who want something different.”
“Fast-paced plotting, evocative prose and attention to detail ... Will satisfy lovers of thoughtful historical fiction.”
“A vivid and often compelling adventure with a sweeping, cinematic feel.”
“The Flower Boat Girl is historical fiction at its best. Once picked up, this novel will be hard to put down.”
“Readers who enjoy a swashbuckling yarn will be glad Feign persisted in disinterring Cheng Yat Sou. (He) convincingly renders Cheng’s stranger-than-fiction trajectory to pirate royalty, punctuated by ripe Cantonese profanity.”
“One cannot mention historical fiction set in the early 19th-century South China Sea without bringing to mind James Clavell’s Tai-Pan. Feign’s work bears comparison both in its historical and geographical sweep, as well as in its readability and attention to regional historical detail.”
“A thoughtful and penetrating novel that brings to life the world of Cheng Yat Sou, one of the most important yet least understood women in Chinese history.”
“The story (Feign) is sharing with the world could not be more relevant or relatable. The Flower Boat Girl is a celebration of girl power, regardless of the writer’s gender.”
“A ripping yarn of South China Sea pirates.”
“The Flower Boat Girl hits all of the mean beats of the story behind history’s great piratical fleet.”
“Swashbuckling action, psychological drama, and rich historical detail, all from the deeply imagined perspective of the self-made woman who once ruled over the hearts and fortunes of pirates in the South China Sea. I can’t think of a novel I’ve enjoyed reading more than I enjoyed this one.”
Interviews & Presentations
In Pursuit of a Flower Boat Girl turned Pirate Queen
The story behind the book; article for Localiiz
World Premiere of The Flower Boat Girl
Vibe Books & Music Shop