{"product_id":"9781473677241-bangkok-wakes-to-rain","title":"Bangkok Wakes to Rain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford 'Fiction with a Sense of Place' award\u003cbr\u003eAn intoxicating collage of lives intersecting around a building in Bangkok.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 EDWARD STANFORD 'FICTION WITH A SENSE OF PLACE' AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlaces remember us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An important, ambitious, and accomplished novel. Sudbanthad deftly sweeps us up in a tale that paints a twin portrait: of a megacity like those so many of us call home and of a world where sanctuary is increasingly hard to come by'\u003cb\u003e Mohsin Hamid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA missionary begs to be sent home. \u003cbr\u003e  A jazz pianist is hired to perform for ghosts. \u003cbr\u003e  An army colonel smells the food of home for the last time.\u003cbr\u003e  A girl designs herself a new face. \u003cbr\u003e  An old woman uploads her consciousness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eBangkok Wakes to Rain\u003c\/i\u003e is an intricately plotted novel where characters and stories are linked by place, not time. As the novel builds to a futuristic crescendo, moments of intimacy serve to remind us that no matter what the ebb of time may change, we humans persevere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBangkok Wakes to Rain\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Breathtakingly lovely' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sumptuous accomplishment' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A simple, ingenious conceit' \u003cb\u003eAlexander Chee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Elegant and restrained' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Saturated in the senses' \u003cb\u003eClaire Vaye Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A swirling, always surprising storytelling structure' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An original and quietly memorable reading experience'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully textured and rich with a sense of place' \u003cb\u003eKaren Walker Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reading this book feels like waking up to a singular and important new voice' \u003cb\u003eRajesh Parameswaran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944442114145,"sku":"9781473677241","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28675097.jpg?v=1722788030","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473677241-bangkok-wakes-to-rain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}