{"product_id":"taipei-story-by-rebecca-kuang-9780008702564","title":"Taipei Story","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tabs--panel--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Book Overview\" class=\"tabs--panel\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"book-details--social-guides-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"st-1\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons st-center  st-inline-share-buttons st-animated\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes – all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\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. Grieving 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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47310059471084,"sku":"9780008702564","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008702564.jpg?v=1773019824","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/taipei-story-by-rebecca-kuang-9780008702564","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}