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Product details

  • ISBN 9781408721759
  • Weight: 577g
  • Dimensions: 154 x 238mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Apr 2026
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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'The Substance meets Yellowface' PEOPLE

'A
juicy, twisty take on aging, success, and race . . . sure to be one of the hottest books of spring' MARIE CLAIRE

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THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS TO GET AHEAD IN THIS WORLD -

YOU EITHER MAKE SOMETHING OR TAKE SOMETHING.


Maggie Wang, a broke young Asian American writer, needs a lifeline. Ingrid Parker, a veteran white Hollywood producer with her career on the edge, offers an irresistible deal: $3 million for ten experimental medical sessions to reverse aging, using Maggie as a transfusion partner.

For Ingrid, it's a chance to recapture her youth and save her fading career. For Maggie, it's freedom - money to support her parents and the connections to finally get her novel published.

What starts as a professional transaction, quickly becomes a complex psychological dance. As Maggie gains unprecedented access to Ingrid's hard-earned wisdom, Ingrid sees in Maggie a weapon against an industry that's been trying to sideline her.

As their relationship intensifies, the rules around aging begin to shift. So does the balance of power between the two women, leaving both questioning who holds the upper hand and what they're willing to sacrifice to succeed.

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'Thrilling and chilling - I never wanted this book to end' CELIA WALDEN

'A tale about what can happen in a world where youth can be bought - but at what cost?' HEAT

Kelly Yang is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Front Desk children's series. Front Desk was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2022 and the series has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Kelly has won numerous awards, with her books praised for their powerful account of the immigrant Asian American experience. Kelly immigrated from China to America when she was six years old and overcame poverty to go to college at age thirteen, and Harvard Law School at seventeen. After law school, she pursued her passion for writing and teaching children writing, becoming the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, a leading writing and debating program for kids in Hong Kong. Kelly has written for The New York Times and Washington Post, and been a contributor on BBC News, commenting on politics and Asia. In addition to being a novelist, she is also a screenwriter and has written screenplays and television pilots for Netflix, CBS and the CW. Kelly lives in Los Angeles with her three children, her husband and two dogs. The Take is her debut adult novel.

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