{"product_id":"9780715655627","title":"River East, River West : Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS FICTION WITH A SENSE OF PLACE AWARD 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025FINALIST FOR THE MAYA ANGELOU BOOK AWARD 2024LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025Shanghai, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelf-Made.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52063566004552,"sku":"9780715655627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/1260\/5000\/files\/9780715655627_204aabbf-720c-47b4-b5e1-bd452d0e22c2.jpg?v=1764083727","url":"https:\/\/shelfmadebooks.com\/products\/9780715655627","provider":"Shelf-Made.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}