{"product_id":"9780525429470","title":"The Expatriates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Raise a glass: The first great book-club novel of 2016 has arrived.” —USA Today, 4\/4 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A female, funny Henry James in Asia, Janice Y. K. Lee is vividly good on the subject of Americans abroad.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eLost in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e.” —The Skimm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Janice Y. K. Lee’s \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e, was called “immensely satisfying” by \u003ci\u003ePeople,\u003c\/i\u003e “intensely readable” by \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e and “a rare and exquisite story” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Now, in her long-awaited new novel, Lee explores with devastating poignancy the emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, something she believes could save her foundering marriage. Meanwhile, Margaret, once a happily married mother of three, questions her maternal identity in the wake of a shattering loss. As each woman struggles with her own demons, their lives collide in ways that have irreversible consequences for them all. Atmospheric, moving, and utterly compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Expatriates\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Lee as an exceptional talent and one of our keenest observers of women’s inner lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023623930096,"sku":"9780525429470","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525429470_p0.jpg?v=1763710632","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525429470","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}