Xiao Jia's first collection of essays is a culmination of words accumulated in the heart of a young boy, finally laid bare after he grew up. It speaks of people from his hometown, the hidden pains of youth, a life of wandering, and how one transcends oneself to truly be born. He writes with a sensitive heart and a humorous tone about himself—memories of hiding in the closet at home, the incessant self-doubt, anger towards the world, and moments of reconciliation with pain; about those around him—his clever and strong-willed second aunt, his brave female friends, his grandmother and grandfather from his memories, his father's life and their sudden, untimely farewell; and about the world he glimpses through life—the undercurrents of power in the county town compound, the business world of the building materials market, the migrant communities in the urban villages, and the stories of southern Fujian nestled between mountains and sea.
小佳首本散文集，积攒在小小少年心头的话，终于在长大成人后和盘托出，关于故乡的人、青春的隐痛、漂泊的生活，也关于一个人如何超越自己，真正地诞生。他用敏感的心和幽默的口吻写自己——躲进家中衣柜的记忆，难以停止的自我怀疑，对世界的愤怒，以及与痛苦和解的时刻；写身边人——聪慧彪悍的农妇二姑，勇敢的女性朋友们，记忆中的阿嬷与阿公，还有父亲的半生和他们猝不及防的永别；也写他从生活里张望到的世界——县城大院的权力暗涌，建材市场的业务江湖，城中村里的异乡族群，山海之间的闽南故事。
小佳首本散文集，积攒在小小少年心头的话，终于在长大成人后和盘托出，关于故乡的人、青春的隐痛、漂泊的生活，也关于一个人如何超越自己，真正地诞生。他用敏感的心和幽默的口吻写自己——躲进家中衣柜的记忆，难以停止的自我怀疑，对世界的愤怒，以及与痛苦和解的时刻；写身边人——聪慧彪悍的农妇二姑，勇敢的女性朋友们，记忆中的阿嬷与阿公，还有父亲的半生和他们猝不及防的永别；也写他从生活里张望到的世界——县城大院的权力暗涌，建材市场的业务江湖，城中村里的异乡族群，山海之间的闽南故事。
