A Touch of Envy
Author: Qiu Yingying
| Book Description |
This is a book for the souls in the city suffering from "mild bittersweetness."
Envy isn't an ugly sin, but a pain so acute it can cut to the bone. In this essay collection, Qiu Yingying uses water as a metaphor: an element that seems clear and still, yet hides powerful undercurrents and is intensely sensitive to changes in temperature. Through it, she dissects the secret emotional tides deep within the hearts of modern women.
She writes about envy as a refined urge to destroy.
It's the faint pang of bitterness, lasting a single second, when you spot a stranger in a Huaihai Middle Road cafe wearing the coat you agonized over but couldn't bring yourself to buy.
It's the stubbornness of zooming in on an ex's new partner's photo late at night until their features blur into pixels, desperate to find signs of Photoshop.
It's quietly measuring the suddenly widening distance between yourself and your best friend at her promotion celebration, while raising your glass with a smile.
Theme: Essays.
