{"product_id":"taipei-story","title":"Taipei Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER: Publication Date - 8th September, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes – all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reckless, deeply awkward trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon ignites vicious gossip. Then her grandfather dies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrieving and adrift, Lily must confront her own questions about the culture she inherited but never fully understood. She embarks on a wryly funny, often devastating search for understanding: of herself, her family, and the meaning of home. All over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecca F Kuang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57627476951427,"sku":"9780008841928","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/taipeistory.png?v=1773851281","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/taipei-story","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}