{"product_id":"9780715655627","title":"River East, River West : Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024 by Rey Lescure, Aube","description":"Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003eHistorical fiction\u003cbr\u003e9780715655627\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Book Elephant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50732239225165,"sku":"9780715655627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/0808\/6605\/files\/9780715655627.jpg?v=1734610561","url":"https:\/\/thebookelephant.co.uk\/products\/9780715655627","provider":"The Book Elephant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}