{"product_id":"taipei-story","title":"Taipei Story","description":"\u003ch4\u003eRebecca F. Kuang | Paperback | September 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst love. Second language. Final goodbyes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor Lily, mastering Chinese means connection:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo her family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer heritage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo herself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut what if waiting for perfection means it's too late to get the answers she wants most?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe electrifying new novel from literary phenomenon, Rebecca F. Kuang,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThen her grandfather dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAll over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor fans of Coco Mellors, Sally Rooney and Patricia Lockwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'A sophisticated coming-of-age story' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'There is a wildness and freedom to her work that is extraordinary. Her characters are complex and human; nothing feels contrived' \u003ci\u003eTIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA flood of five star reader reviews:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e'As an immigrant myself, this book resonated with me on a very personal level… That feeling of expressing yourself differently, or never quite sounding like you, was captured perfectly… Kuang also brings Taipei vividly to life… It left me reflecting long after I finished' Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I found this tale of culture and identity to be outstanding in every way' Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It was just a joy to read and experience the writing. I have so much love for this novel' Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of living in a foreign country and trying to learn the language' Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Kuang is masterful with her words, insightful with her history and absolutely delightful with the gravity of her worlds' Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRebecca F. Kuang is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and #1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, \u003ci\u003eBabel: An Arcane History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYellowface\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has won the Nebula, Locus, Crawford, and British Book Awards. A Marshall Scholar, she has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford. She is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale, where she studies diaspora, contemporary Sinophone literature, and Asian American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51318431350951,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/Taipeistory.webp?v=1788927209","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/en-nz\/products\/taipei-story","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}