{"product_id":"9780008702557","title":"Taipei Story by Kuang, Rebecca F.","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kuang, Rebecca F.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 September 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (The Borough Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e161 x 242 x 35 | 604g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst love. Second language. Final goodbyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  For Lily, mastering Chinese means connection:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  To her family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Her heritage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  To herself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  But what if waiting for perfection means it's too late to get the answers she wants most?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The electrifying new novel from literary phenomenon, Rebecca F. Kuang,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  But 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\u003cp\u003e Then her grandfather dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Grieving 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\u003cp\u003e All over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For fans of Coco Mellors, Sally Rooney and Patricia Lockwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A sophisticated coming-of-age story' THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'There is a wildness and freedom to her work that is extraordinary. Her characters are complex and human; nothing feels contrived' TIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A flood of five star reader reviews:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'I found this tale of culture and identity to be outstanding in every way' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'It was just a joy to read and experience the writing. I have so much love for this novel' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of living in a foreign country and trying to learn the language' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Kuang is masterful with her words, insightful with her history and absolutely delightful with the gravity of her worlds' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58633861792125,"sku":"9780008702557","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9780008702557.jpg?v=1788535166","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/es\/products\/9780008702557","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}