The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic Tots_Gift_Guide Polk presents the novel as

Polk presents the novel as it was originally written

her imagination influenced by novels of sensation and intrigue

Using digital technologies to bypass China's legendary surveillance state

Don’t Trust Your Gut is a tour de force—an intoxicating blend of analysis

Despite her limited material resources and the myriad challenges she endured as a Black woman living in poverty in Mississippi

The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic Tots_Gift_Guide Polk presents the novel asThe extraordinary life story (Publishers Weekly) of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai, a leading Hong Kong democracy activist fighting for freedom of speech who became Chinas most famous political prisoner. Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height of a famine that killed tens of millions. In Hong Kong, he hustled and often slept overnight on a table in a clothing factory where he did odd jobs. At twenty one, he