{"product_id":"9781504006514","title":"Maiden Voyage: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA moving coming-of-age novel based on the author’s adolescent experiences in China \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At sixteen, Denton Welch was attending school in Derbyshire, England. One morning, instead of taking the train to school, he caught a bus traveling in the opposite direction with no real plan except to start a new adventure. Although he reluctantly returned to school at his family’s bidding, he soon received a letter postmarked from Shanghai—a letter from his father suggesting that Denton join him China.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e So began a momentous journey that would shape young Denton Welch’s life. Leaving behind his companions at school as well as the life he had known, he traveled across the globe to China, where he was seized with a sense of wonder completely new to him. It was there, so far from his roots, that young Denton began to explore his ambitions, aspirations, and secret desires.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Written with an artist’s keen sensibility for observation and inspired by J. R. Ackerley’s \u003ci\u003eHindoo Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaiden Voyage \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable tale of growing up and discovering oneself.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163780825328,"sku":"9781504006514","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504006514_p0.jpg?v=1769897071","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504006514","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}