{"product_id":"9780715655627","title":"River East, River West : Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024Shanghai, 2007: feeling betrayed by her American mother's engagement to their rich landlord Lu Fang, fourteen-year-old Alva begins plotting her escape. But the exclusive American School - a potential ticket out - is not what she imagined.   Qingdao, 1985: newlywed Lu Fang works as a lowly shipping clerk. Though he aspires to a bright future, he is one of many casualties of harsh political reforms. Then China opens up to foreigners and capital, and Lu Fang meets a�woman who makes him question what he should settle for...   A mesmerising reversal of the east-west immigrant narrative set against China's economic boom,�River East, River West�is a deeply�moving exploration of race, identity and family, of capitalism's false promise and private dreams.�\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45470832001245,"sku":"9780715655627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9780715655627.jpg?v=1720192903","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9780715655627","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}