{"product_id":"9781773103334-the-last-to-the-party","title":"The Last to the Party","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted, Ottawa Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this highly anticipated and deeply moving debut, Chuqiao Yang explores family, culture, diaspora, and the self’s tectonic shifts over time. Yang’s poems journey restlessly through recollections of a Saskatchewan childhood, trips to visit family in Taiyuan, and a sojourn across the American South in search of the moments and places where one became a stranger to oneself. “You are a mouse in the backcountry of your memories,” writes Yang, “You are a fox in winter, devouring well-meaning friends.” Irreverent, fierce, and ceaselessly surprising, \u003ci\u003eThe Last to the Party\u003c\/i\u003e marks the arrival of a unique voice and an unsparing poetic vision. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41709291307105,"sku":"9781773103334","price":11.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29794690.jpg?v=1725782655","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781773103334-the-last-to-the-party","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}