{"product_id":"a-beast-slinks-towards-beijing-paperback","title":"A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA dark, folkloric family saga that moves through history to the present day, exploring the legacy of colonialism and how pain echoes through generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQianze has not seen her father—her Ba—in eleven years, since he walked out of her life the night of her fourteenth birthday. But then she gets a call—there is a man on the porch of her childhood home, and he’s asking for her. This man isn’t the Ba Qianze remembers: he’s aged beyond recognition, struggling with dementia and alcoholism, and worst of all, haunted by a half-forgotten prophecy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile Qianze wrestles with what she owes this near-stranger, Ba unveils fragments of their family history, from his bloody days as a Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution to his mother’s youth in Manchuria under Japanese occupation. Soon Qianze finds herself plagued by strange visions—fox spirits trail her on her evening commute, a terrifying jackalope stalks her nightmares, and the looming prophecy slinks ever closer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold through the eyes of three generations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Beast Slinks Towards Beijing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a glimmering tale about forgiveness, inheritance, and the inescapability of fate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alice Evelyn Yang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61673078456650,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/5256\/5066\/files\/813S5jbSv7L._SL1500.jpg?v=1776785344","url":"https:\/\/mavisbookshop.com\/products\/a-beast-slinks-towards-beijing-paperback","provider":"Mavis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}