When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin follows Mingzhu, Qiang, and Biyu in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, 1941. Not generals, not politicians, but women fighting to reunite while the world collapses around them. This novels shows the quiet heroism of everyday people. This books tells the stories that History books do not. This book matters.

Emma launched this novel at Bookazine Social in November 2025. I was deeply honoured when she invited me to host.

I recorded the night—you will hear Emma answering my questions with wit and charm, the audience discovering something beautiful, and the kind of conversation that happens when people actually feel a book.

This is that episode. Enjoy, and don't forget to listen to Part 2, where Emma talks even further about her writing pro ...