Peter Ho Davies Books in Order

These stories move between Wales, Malaysia, South Africa and Patagonia, placing ordinary lives against historical upheaval. Rebels, workers and unlikely travelers encounter tragedy and absurdity as larger events reshape their communities and their understanding of themselves.

Parents and children struggle with separation, dependency and the need to let go in this collection of stories. Across varied settings, Davies follows people negotiating aging, estrangement and the difficult bonds that persist within families.

In wartime North Wales, barmaid Esther Evans forms a secret connection with a German prisoner of war. Nearby, an interrogator investigates Rudolf Hess, bringing questions of belonging and loyalty into lives already unsettled by conflict.

Four interconnected lives trace Chinese American experience across more than a century, from railroad labor and Hollywood to racial violence and adoption. Fact and fiction intertwine as each character confronts the promises and exclusions of American identity.

A couple faces uncertain prenatal tests, the end of one pregnancy and the difficult birth of another child. Their experience follows the shifting demands of marriage and fatherhood, asking how love survives fear, shame and uncertainty.