{"product_id":"the-immortal-woman-by-su-chang-9781487013172","title":"The Immortal Woman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLonglisted, 2025 Toronto Book Awards\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, Foreword INDIES 2025 Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA CBC Best Book of 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sweeping generational story of heartbreak, resilience, and yearning, revealing an insider's view of the fractured lives of Chinese immigrants and those they leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLemei, once a student Red Guard leader in 1960s Shanghai and a journalist at a state newspaper, was involved in a brutal act of violence during the Tiananmen Square protests and lost all hope for her country. Her daughter, Lin, is a student at an American university on a mission to become a true Westerner. She tirelessly erases her birth identity, abandons her Chinese suitor, and pursues a white lover, all the while haunted by the scars of her upbringing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing China's meteoric rise, Lemei is slowly dragged into a nationalistic perspective that stuns Lin. Their final confrontation results in tragic consequences, but ultimately, offers hope for a better future. By turns wry and lyrical, \u003cem\u003eThe Immortal Woman\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us to hold tight to our humanity at any cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537092722924,"sku":"9781487013172","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a1bea89daf74562f643602bad36730ea.jpg?v=1776902173","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-immortal-woman-by-su-chang-9781487013172","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}