Yellowface by R. F. Kuang Romance and June repeatedly fends off

and June repeatedly fends off accusations of cultural appropriation and plagiarism on Twitter

And everything changes

In the Finnish wilderness

and Matilda holds a secret she must hide from even her dearest allies

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang Romance and June repeatedly fends offJune Hayward, an unsuccessful young author, finds herself the only witness to the death of her former classmate and casual friend, Athena Liu, a Chinese American author who is an industry darling. She decides to position herself as the best friend of the author and begins to edit and re write Athena's latest unpublished manuscript, a novel about Chinese laborers in World War I. As she changes more and more of the draft, June begins to feel ownership