{"product_id":"9780307355805","title":"Egg on Mao: A Story of Love, Hope and Defiance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe eagerly-awaited new book by Denise Chong, author of the award-winning, national bestseller, \u003cb\u003eThe Concubine’s Children\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her first book in a decade, beloved author Denise Chong, tells the story of a man who humiliated a repressive regime in front of the entire world, and whose daring gesture informs our view of human rights to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite his family’s impeccable Communist roots, Lu Decheng, a small town bus mechanic, grew up intuiting all that was wrong with Mao’s China. As a young man he believes truth and decency mattered, only to learn that preserving the Chairman’s legacy mattered more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLu’s story reads like Shakespearean drama, peppered with defiance, love and betrayal. His steadfast refusal to acquiesce comes to a head, but not an end, with his infamous defacing of Mao’s portrait during the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House of Canada, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024132194544,"sku":"9780307355805","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307355805_p0.jpg?v=1769887653","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307355805","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}