{"product_id":"9780008702557","title":"Taipei Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes - all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon ignites vicious gossip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen her grandfather dies. Grieving and adrift, Lily must confront her own questions about the culture she inherited but never fully understood. She embarks on a wryly funny, often devastating search for understanding: of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'Like any great artist, she's not preoccupied with external perception. There is a wildness and freedom to her work that is extraordinary. Her characters are complex and human; nothing feels contrived' TIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Kuang, R. F.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56728301994370,"sku":"9780008702557","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9780008702557.jpg?v=1782209334","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008702557","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}