{"product_id":"9781590208786","title":"The Boat to Redemption: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tragicomic novel of a father and son coping with China’s Cultural Revolution, from “a true literary talent” (Anchee Min, author of \u003ci\u003eEmpress Orchid\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Man Asian Literary Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In a peaceful village, it has been officially proven that Ku is not, as was once believed, the son of a revolutionary martyr, but the issue of a river pirate and a prostitute. Mocked by his neighbors, Ku leaves the shore for a new life among the boat people. But refusing to renounce his high status, he—along with his teenage son—keeps his distance from the gossipy lowlifes who surround him.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Then one day a feral girl, Huixian, arrives looking for her mother. The boat people, and especially Ku’s son, take her into their hearts. But Huixian sows conflict wherever she goes, and soon the boy is in the grip of an obsession. Raw, emotional, and unerringly funny, this is a story of a people caught in the stranglehold not only of their own desires and needs, but also of a Party that sees everything and forgives nothing.","brand":"ABRAMS, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172366008560,"sku":"9781590208786","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590208786_p0.jpg?v=1763806852","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590208786","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}