{"product_id":"9781668012987-dear-chrysanthemums","title":"Dear Chrysanthemums","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel in Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startling and vivid debut novel in stories from acclaimed poet and translator Fiona Sze-Lorrain featuring deeply compelling Asian women who reckon with the past, violence, and exile—set in Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Paris, and New York.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startling and vivid debut novel in stories from acclaimed poet and translator Fiona Sze-Lorrain featuring deeply compelling Asian women who reckon with the past, violence, and exile—set in Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Paris, and New York.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Cooking for Madame Chiang,” 1946\u003c\/b\u003e: Two cooks work for Madame Chiang Kai-shek and prepare a foreign dish craved by their mistress, which becomes a political weapon and leads to their tragic end. “\u003cb\u003eDeath at the Wukang Mansion,” 1966\u003c\/b\u003e: Punished for her extramarital affair, a dancer is transferred to Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution and assigned to an ominous apartment in a building whose other residents often depart in coffins. \u003cb\u003e“The White Piano,” 1996\u003c\/b\u003e: A budding pianist from New York City settles down in Paris and is assaulted when a mysterious piano arrives from Singapore. \u003cb\u003e“The Invisible Window,” 2016\u003c\/b\u003e: After their exile following the Tiananmen Square massacre, three women gather in a French cathedral to renew their friendship and reunite in their grief and faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Evocative, vivid, disturbing, and written with a masterly ear for language, \u003ci\u003eDear Chrysanthemums\u003c\/i\u003e renders a devastating portrait of diasporic life and inhumanity, as well as a tender web of shared memory, artistic expression, and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40828015214689,"sku":"9781668012987","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31792096.jpg?v=1734596677","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781668012987-dear-chrysanthemums","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}