{"product_id":"river-east-river-west","title":"River East, River West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShanghai, 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. Qingdao, 1985: newlywed Lu Fang works as a lowly shipping clerk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough 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... A 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: UK, 2024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Duckworth Books\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9780715655627\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 0715655620\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Aube Rey Lescure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49182538924298,"sku":"","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9780715655627.jpg?v=1718291666","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/river-east-river-west","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}