{"product_id":"pre-order-taipei-story-hardback","title":"PRE-ORDER Taipei Story (Hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVAILABLE FROM: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e8 Sep 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes – all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eYale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen her grandfather dies. 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll over one unforgettable summer in Taipei.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecca F Kuang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61692429926730,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/5256\/5066\/files\/81ITqHU563L._SL1500.jpg?v=1776938523","url":"https:\/\/mavisbookshop.com\/products\/pre-order-taipei-story-hardback","provider":"Mavis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}