{"product_id":"expatriates-pb-us-z16","title":"Janice Y K Lee: The Expatriates [2016] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Raise a glass: The first great book-club novel of 2016 has arrived.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eUSA Today,\u003c\/i\u003e 4\/4 stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A female, funny Henry James in Asia, Janice Y. K. Lee is vividly good on the subject of Americans abroad.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eLost in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -The Skimm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Janice Y. K. Lee's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e, was called \"immensely satisfying\" by \u003ci\u003ePeople,\u003c\/i\u003e \"intensely readable\" by \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a rare and exquisite story\" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Now, in her long-awaited new novel, Lee explores with devastating poignancy the emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, something she believes could save her foundering marriage. Meanwhile, Margaret, once a happily married mother of three, questions her maternal identity in the wake of a shattering loss. As each woman struggles with her own demons, their lives collide in ways that have irreversible consequences for them all. Atmospheric, moving, and utterly compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Expatriates\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Lee as an exceptional talent and one of our keenest observers of women's inner lives.","brand":"Lee, Janice","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42321566138553,"sku":"9780143108429","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/lee-janice-expatriates-pb-us-z16-9780143108429-32639970640057.jpg?v=1655920628","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/expatriates-pb-us-z16","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}