{"product_id":"shanghailanders","title":"Shanghailanders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction *\u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 * \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I think love is when you think you need someone \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003efor your survival. Survival, defined broadly.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The way you think, sometimes . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The way I think, what?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It . . . surprises me. Yoko, we need each other. Family - family \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eis all we have.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This bold experiment . . . pays off beautifully'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simmering with secrets and tensions' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Quick-footed and captivating . . . a perfect holiday read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonocle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the years rewind from 2040 to 2014, \u003ci\u003eShanghailanders\u003c\/i\u003e brings readers into the shared and separate lives of the Yang family, parent by parent, daughter by daughter, and through the eyes of 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. As they build their lives in this old, futuristic city, we see Leo, his wife Eko and their daughters Yumi, Yoko and Kiko trip over their own desires in their bids to connect with one another, in their attempts to be a family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough the world shifts and brings change for each of the Yangs, universal constants remain: love is complex and family will always be stubbornly connected by blood, secrets and longing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDazzlingly constructed and achingly resonant, \u003ci\u003eShanghailanders\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable exploration of everything that follows 'happily ever after' and the ways a family makes and remakes itself across the years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 COUNTERFEIT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Never stops surprising the reader' \u003c\/b\u003eJiaming Tang, author of CINEMA LOVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Audacious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Colourful and ambitious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDazed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48677145936216,"sku":"9780349704074","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780349704074_331453b9-6d95-42db-8122-76419f3a1c69.jpg?v=1777658435","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/shanghailanders","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}