{"product_id":"9780715655627","title":"River East, River West : Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Rey Lescure, Aube \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/05\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780715655627,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024Shanghai, 2007: feeling betrayed by her American mother’s engagement to their rich landlord Lu Fang, fourteen-year-old Alva begins plotting her escape. But the exclusive American School – a potential ticket out – is not what she imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQingdao, 1985: newlywed Lu Fang works as a lowly shipping clerk. Though he aspires to a bright future, he is one of many casualties of harsh political reforms. Then China opens up to foreigners and capital, and Lu Fang meets a woman who makes him question what he should settle for...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mesmerising reversal of the east–west immigrant narrative set against China’s economic boom, River East, River West is a deeply moving exploration of race, identity and family, of capitalism’s false promise and private dreams. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43364718510124,"sku":"9780715655627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780715655627.jpg?v=1716135965","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780715655627","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}