{"product_id":"9780715655627","title":"River East, River West : Shortlisted for the Womens Prize for Fiction 2024","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Rey Lescure, Aube \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 May 2024 by Duckworth Books (Duckworth) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 32 | 310g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS 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":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41476091740295,"sku":"9780715655627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780715655627.jpg?v=1741635347","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780715655627","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}