{"product_id":"mr-ma-and-son","title":"Lao She: Mr Ma and Son [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deliciously funny and moving comedy-of-manners about a Chinese father and son's experiences at the height of London's Jazz Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe was in London - why be bothered looking at it? Wasn't it bad enough just being there?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNewly arrived from China, Mr Ma and his son Ma Wei run an antiques shop nestled by St Paul's Cathedral, where they try to make a living amid the smog and bustle of 1920s London. As they struggle with money, misunderstandings and the ways of the English - from the overbearing patronage of missionary Reverend Ely to their well-meaning landlady Mrs Weddeburn and her carefree daughter - can understanding, even love, blossom? Both a moving story of the Chinese immigrant experience and a bitingly funny satire on the English, \u003ci\u003eMr Ma and Son\u003c\/i\u003e delicately portrays the dreams and disappointments of those seeking a new life in a distant land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by William Dolby, with an introduction by Julia Lovell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"She, Lao \u0026 Dolby, William","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":49709149552979,"sku":"XG80241579558","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/she-lao-dolby-william-mr-ma-and-son-xg80241579558-59817282634067.jpg?v=1730352739","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/mr-ma-and-son","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}