About the Author

Rebecca Mackenzie spent her childhood in Thailand, Malaysia and India. She has MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway. She lives in London. IN A LAND OF PAPER GODS is her first novel.

Reviews

[A] beautifully imagined novel, at times whimsical and at others harrowing - Sunday Express S MagazineSet in a missionary school in China... carries echoes of Empire of the Sun and The Poisonwood Bible - Observer (2016 Highlights)A richly imagined novel that cleverly intertwines two cultures - Daily MailInfused with a delicate, melancholy note of nostalgia, Mackenzie's depiction of a bygone world is vividly realised - IndependentMackenzie is a self-assured, poetic storyteller... This is a wonderful, special book. I inhaled it - Red