{"product_id":"9781838905781","title":"The Fish Curse : and Other Hong Kong Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Wong Leung-wo \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25 September 2026 by ACA Publishing Limited (Sinoist Books) in the United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | \u003cbr\u003e224 x 145 | 426g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of interconnected stories set in Hong Kong where each home is furnished with its own demons, hallucinations lurk just beyond the stress-induced cracks of daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs generations phase through concrete halls, echoes of children’s fighting fish rivalries and games of demonic possession linger while their older selves fight to keep a roof over their heads and argue about preparing the dead for the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome obsessively excavate old memories, while others attempt to rise above the claustrophobia – but when the elevator starts breeding new delusions, who can tell where the boundaries between paranoia and paranormal lie?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507737043319,"sku":"9781838905781","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781838905781.jpg?v=1790954966","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781838905781","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}