{"product_id":"shanghailanders-by-juli-min-9780349704104","title":"Shanghailanders","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 \u003cem\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice \u003c\/em\u003e \u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Debut Fiction Books of 2024\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thrilling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simmering with secrets and tensions'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Quick-footed and captivating . . . a perfect holiday read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMONOCLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeo and Eko Yang and their three daughters seem to have it all - wealth, beauty, and brains; a privileged life in the world of international Shanghai, Paris, and Boston. But as the children become adults and their parents celebrate twenty-five years of marriage, the Yangs are at a crossroads. What bonds still keep them together? What are the foundations of a family?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the year 2040 and moving backward through the present to 2014, \u003ci\u003eShanghailanders\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers into the intimacies and desires of each of the Yangs, as well as the people in their orbit - a nanny from the provinces, a private driver with a penchant for danger, and a grandmother whose memories of the past echo the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs we watch this changing family in their changing world, universal constants remain: love is complex and family will always be stubbornly connected by blood, secrets, and longing. Along the way, Min shows how a family makes and remakes itself over the years, what unites us and slowly drives us apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Min has established herself as a sharp chronicler of contemporary China - and of the ever-complicated matters of the heart'\u003c\/b\u003e - Kirsten Chen, author of \u003ci\u003eCOUNTERFEIT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable . . . Having knowledge of these characters' futures before we know about their past makes stumbling on their bygone days all the more touching'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sophisticated and affecting'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE LOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Elegant and crystalline'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845751754988,"sku":"9780349704104","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13494563482312.jpg?v=1758893030","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/shanghailanders-by-juli-min-9780349704104","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}