{"product_id":"tapei-story","title":"Tapei Story","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst love. Second language. Final goodbyes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon ignites vicious gossip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen her grandfather dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrieving and adrift, Lily must confront her own questions about the culture she inherited but never fully understood. She embarks on a wryly funny, often devastating search for understanding: of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Coco Mellors, Sally Rooney and Patricia Lockwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a wildness and freedom to her work that is extraordinary. Her characters are complex and human; nothing feels contrived' TIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Ball Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":51996314108192,"sku":"9780008702564","price":395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/2916\/0559\/files\/9780008702564_d0814cf8-186f-4e0b-9c58-2553c53fa124.jpg?v=1784324527","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookkeepershop.co.za\/products\/tapei-story","provider":"The Book Keeper Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}