{"product_id":"shanghailanders-juli-min-hardcover","title":"Shanghailanders -- Juli Min, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction * \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 * \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A thrilling, futuristic family drama that captures the joys, disappointments, and inside jokes of one Shanghai family in reverse chronological order. . . . By giving readers the gift of hindsight, Min shows how one enigmatic family falls apart and comes back together over several decades.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a wise observer \"of the ever-complicated matters of the heart\" (Kirstin Chen) comes an unforgettable debut novel about a changing family in a changing world. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo the outside world, Leo and Eko Yang and their three charming daughters seem to have it all--wealth, beauty, and brains to match. They live in the privileged world of international Shanghai while jet-setting to their secondary homes in France, Japan, and the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Leo and Eko are at a crossroads. Their daughters are almost grown. Leo is nearing the end of a wildly successful career in Shanghai real estate, while Eko's reach as an artist is only growing. After twenty-five years, what are the bonds keeping them together? What are the foundations of a family? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning in the year 2040 and moving backward through the present to 2014, \u003ci\u003eShanghailanders\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers into the world of each of the Yangs, as well as the people in their orbit--a nanny from the provinces, a private driver with a penchant for danger, and a grandmother whose memories of the past echo the present. Along the way, Juli Min shows how a family makes and remakes itself over the years: what unites us and slowly drives us apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGorgeously written and brilliantly constructed, \u003ci\u003eShanghailanders\u003c\/i\u003e is the introduction of a major new literary talent.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Juli Min\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spiegel \u0026amp; Grau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/7\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0\" H x 0\" L x 0\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781954118607\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49535758696752,"sku":"9781954118607","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781954118607.jpg?v=1774435558","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/shanghailanders-juli-min-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}