{"product_id":"days-of-distraction-9780062951793","title":"Days of Distraction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStartlingly original and deeply moving...\u003c\/em\u003e Chang here establishes herself as one of the most important of the new generation of American writers. -- George Saunders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Recommended Book From\u003cbr\u003e\nBuzzfeed \u003cem\u003e TIME \u003c\/em\u003e USA Today \u003cem\u003e NPR \u003c\/em\u003e Vanity Fair \u003cem\u003e The Washington Post \u003c\/em\u003e New York Magazine \u003cem\u003e O, the Oprah Magazine \u003c\/em\u003e Parade \u003cem\u003e Wired \u003c\/em\u003e Electric Literature \u003cem\u003e The Millions \u003c\/em\u003e San Antonio Express-News \u003cem\u003e Domino \u003c\/em\u003e Kirkus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA wry, tender portrait of a young woman—finally free to decide her own path, but unsure if she knows herself well enough to choose wisely—from a captivating new literary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan is to leave. As for how, when, to where, and even why—she doesn't know yet. So begins a journey for the twenty-four-year-old narrator of \u003cem\u003eDays of Distraction\u003c\/em\u003e. As a staff writer at a prestigious tech publication, she reports on the achievements of smug Silicon Valley billionaires and start-up bros while her own request for a raise gets bumped from manager to manager. And when her longtime boyfriend, J, decides to move to a quiet upstate New York town for grad school, she sees an excuse to cut and run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving is supposed to be a grand gesture of her commitment to J and a way to reshape her sense of self. But in the process, she finds herself facing misgivings about her role in an interracial relationship. Captivated by the stories of her ancestors and other Asian Americans in history, she must confront a question at the core of her identity: What does it mean to exist in a society that does not notice or understand you?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEqual parts tender and humorous, and told in spare but powerful prose, \u003cem\u003eDays of Distraction\u003c\/em\u003e is an offbeat coming-of-adulthood tale, a touching family story, and a razor-sharp appraisal of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415555260652,"sku":"9780062951793","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/714FpRVs0PL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774216258","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/days-of-distraction-9780062951793","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}