{"title":"Fiction: China","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"9780063310681","title":"How to End a Love Story","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Emotional, relatable and binge-worthy.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTessa Bailey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“I’ll read anything she writes. An absolute star.\" –Emily Henry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“I was hooked on the very first page. Don't miss this one!\" ― Carley Fortune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTwo writers with a complicated history end up working on the same TV show... Can they write themselves a new ending? A sexy and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and give you a book hangover from brilliant new voice Yulin Kuang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Entertainment Weekly · Today.com · Paste · Daily Waffle ·The Nerd Daily and more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelen Zhang hasn’t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe tragic accident that bound their lives together forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. She’s even scored a coveted spot in the writers’ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer’s block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. Except…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrant has done everything in his power to move on from the past, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away, he’s well liked around town as a screenwriter, known for his sharp comedic banter. He knows he shouldn’t have taken the job on Helen’s show, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just can’t pass up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrant’s exactly as Helen remembers him―charming, funny, popular, and lovable in ways that she’s never been. 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Her campaign for change and her struggle to seize control over her own body are continually threatened by the violent whims of men who claim to be building paradise.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51345116463335,"sku":"Fiction: China","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/81JhNjMoc7L._SL1500.jpg?v=1756842038"},{"product_id":"9781501154867-1","title":"The Island of Sea Women: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A mesmerizing new historical novel” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook’s mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility—but also danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook find it impossible to ignore their differences. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes place over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator. Young-sook was born into a long line of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ehaenyeo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand will inherit her mother’s position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This vivid…thoughtful and empathetic” novel (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge and the men take care of the children. “A wonderful ode to a truly singular group of women” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a “beautiful story…about the endurance of friendship when it’s pushed to its limits, and you…will love it” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367879803111,"sku":"Fiction: China","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/81PwOXi4ttL._SL1500.jpg?v=1757690928"},{"product_id":"9780812968064","title":"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLily is haunted by memories–of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county developed their own secret code for communication: nu shu (“women’s writing”). Some girls were paired with laotongs, “old sames,” in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the arrival of a silk fan on which Snow Flower has composed for Lily a poem of introduction in nu shu, their friendship is sealed and they become “old sames” at the tender age of seven. As the years pass, through famine and rebellion, they reflect upon their arranged marriages, loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSnow Flower and the Secret Fan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367880589543,"sku":"Fiction: China","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/81rtt_qT2_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1757690231"},{"product_id":"9780593975565","title":"When Sleeping Women Wake: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this remarkable and harrowing debut novel, three extraordinary women—a mother, her daughter, and their maid—are each forced on a journey of survival during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A lushly romantic and impassioned story of women’s agency and resilience.”—Juhea Kim, internationally bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBeasts of a Little Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCity of Night Birds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1941. Following the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family has settled in Hong Kong, believing it to be protected under British occupation. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a glamorous, if at times lonely, existence—mothering the son of her husband’s concubine, overseeing her daughter Qiang’s education, and directing their household of servants, including her long-time confidante, Biyu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the Japanese invade Hong Kong, the paths of Mingzhu, Qiang, and Biyu wildly diverge. Although Mingzhu’s affinity for languages spares her from physical labor, she finds herself coerced to either work for the enemy or face certain death. Qiang and Biyu scrape through days of factory work and meager food supplies, constantly on the run from newly unfolding dangers until an encounter with the East River Column resistance fighters separates them. The longer these women become embroiled in the brutal occupation that engulfs the region, the more determined they are to fight back—but can they support the resistance and still find their way back to one another?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once monumental and intimate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Sleeping Women Wake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e powerfully explores how ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things, and the unwavering hope that love can carry us through even the darkest of times.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367880753383,"sku":"Fiction: China","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/81VjUDY5QwL._SL1500.jpg?v=1757689406"},{"product_id":"9781101872369","title":"Green Island: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBEST BOOK AWARD IN FICTION BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e• A stunning, lyrical novel that tells \"the story of how the Tsais, a Taiwanese family, survive the 'February 28 Incident' of 1947 and precariously navigate the decades that follow\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs an uprising rocks Taiwan, a young doctor in Taipei is taken from his newborn daughter by Chinese Nationalists, on charges of speaking out against the government. Although the doctor eventually returns to his family, his arrival is marked by alienation from his loved ones and paranoia among his community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears later, this troubled past follows his youngest daughter to America, where, as a mother and a wife, she too is forced to decide between what is right and what might save her family—the same choice she witnessed her father make many years before. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of a family and a nation grappling with the nuances of complicity and survival, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGreen Island\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e raises the question: how far would you go for the ones you love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51390192484583,"sku":"Fiction: China","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/81n8GD3pOmL._SL1500.jpg?v=1758220839"},{"product_id":"9780231122016","title":"Wintry Night","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, through World War II. Li Qiao brilliantly re-creates the dramatic world of these pioneers―and the colonization of Taiwan itself―exploring their relationships with the aboriginal peoples of Taiwan and their struggle to establish their own ethnic and political identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis carefully researched work of fiction draws upon Li's own experiences and family history, as well as oral and written histories of the era. Originally published in Chinese as a trilogy, this newly translated edition is an abridgement for English-speaking readers and marks the work's first appearance in the English-speaking world. It was well-received in Taiwan as an honest―and influential―recreation of Taiwan's history before the relocation of the Republic of China from the mainland to Taiwan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause Li's saga is so deeply imbued with the unique culture and complex history of Taiwan, an introduction explaining the cultural and historical background of the novel is included to help orient the reader to this amazingly rich cultural context. 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It redraws the boundaries of working-class poetry for the new millennium by incorporating at its center issues like migration, globalization, and rank-and-file resistance. We hear in these poems what Zheng Xiaoqiong calls “a language of callouses.”  This isn’t a book about the lost industrial past; it’s a fervent testimony to the horrific, hidden histories of the 21st century’s working-class and a clarion call for a more cooperative and humane future.”—Mark Nowak, author of Coal Mountain Elementary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEleanor Goodman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a writer and translator. Her translation of work by Wang Xiaoni, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSomething Crosses My Mind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, won the Lucien Stryk Translation Prize. 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It was a time of great turbulence including the death of Mao, and Zanatta is a true witness to history. A talented Chinese-speaking journalist, he read the tea leaves, cycled the alleys and weighed up the rumors, trying every day to report to the world on the opaque and Byzantine doings at the heart of Communist China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis memoir is filled with unique stories and invaluable eye-witness accounts of key moments in China’s modern history. With pen and camera in hand, Zanatta made the most of a once-in-a lifetime assignment and with this memoir has created a highly readable record of it. 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For although recalling the past may make you happy, it may sometimes also make you lonely, and there is no point in clinging in spirit to lonely bygone days. However, my trouble is that I cannot forget completely, and these stories have resulted from what I have been unable to erase from memory.\"―Lu Hsun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving during a time of dramatic change in China, Lu Hsun had a career that was as varied as his writing. As a young man he studied medicine in Japan but left it for the life of an activist intellectual, eventually returning to China to teach. Though he supported the aims of the Communist revolution, he did not become a member of the party nor did he live to see the Communists take control of China. 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