{"product_id":"9780141935164","title":"The Story of the Stone: The Golden Days (Volume I)","description":"The Story of the Stone (c.1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119529967856,"sku":"9780141935164","price":21.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141935164_p0.jpg?v=1769915243","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141935164","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}