{"product_id":"taipei-story","title":"Taipei Story","description":"\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           \u003cp\u003e             \u003cstrong\u003eYale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.\u003c\/strong\u003e           \u003c\/p\u003e           \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           \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           \u003cp\u003eAll over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/p\u003e           'Like any great artist, she’s not preoccupied with external perception. There is a wildness and freedom to her work that is extraordinary. Her characters are complex and human; nothing feels contrived' TIME MAGAZINE","brand":"Rebecca F Kuang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56873618080009,"sku":"9780008702564","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/6181\/4281\/files\/9780008702564.jpg?v=1773142253","url":"https:\/\/bookstation.ie\/products\/taipei-story","provider":"Bookstation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}