{"product_id":"9781440627606","title":"Saving Fish from Drowning","description":"A provocative new novel from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn an ill-fated art expedition into the southern Shan state of Burma, eleven Americans leave their Floating Island Resort for a Christmas-morning tour-and disappear. Through twists of fate, curses, and just plain human error, they find themselves deep in the jungle, where they encounter a tribe awaiting the return of the leader and the mythical book of wisdom that will protect them from the ravages and destruction of the Myanmar military regime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaving Fish from Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e seduces the reader with a fagade of Buddhist illusions, magician's tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picaresque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of intentions-both good and bad-and about the shared responsibility that individuals must accept for the actions of others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA pious man explained to his followers: \"It is evil to take lives and noble to save them. Each day I pledge to save a hundred lives. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundred fishes. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl. 'Don't be scared,' I tell those fishes. 'I am saving you from drowning.' Soon enough, the fishes grow calm and lie still. Yet, sad to say, I am always too late. The fishes expire. And because it is evil to waste anything, I take those dead fishes to market and I sell them for a good price. With the money I receive, I buy more nets so I can save more fishes.\"\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128286298352,"sku":"9781440627606","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440627606_p0.jpg?v=1763791070","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440627606","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}