{"product_id":"american-woman-9780060542221","title":"American Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Susan Choi...proves herself a natural--a writer whose intelligence and historical awareness effortlessly serve a breathtaking narrative ability. I couldn't put \u003cem\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/em\u003e down, and wanted when I finished it to do nothing but read it again.\" --Joan Didion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel of impressive scope and complexity, \"\u003cem\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoughtful, meditative interrogation of...history and politics, of power and racism, and finally, of radicalism.\" (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e), perfect for readers who love Emma Cline's novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Girls.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the lam for an act of violence against the American government, 25-year-old Jenny Shimada agrees to care for three younger fugitives whom a shadowy figure from her former radical life has spirited out of California. One of them, the kidnapped granddaughter of a wealthy newspaper magnate in San Francisco, has become a national celebrity for embracing her captors' ideology and joining their revolutionary cell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eA brilliant read\u003cem\u003e...\u003c\/em\u003eastonishing in its honesty and confidence,\" (\u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/em\u003e explores the psychology of the young radicals, the intensity of their isolated existence, and the paranoia and fear that undermine their ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoi, Susan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSusan Choi was born in Indiana and grew up in Texas. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Foreign Student\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Asian-American Literary Award for Fiction and was a finalist for the Discover Great New Writers Award at Barnes \u0026amp; Noble. With David Remnick, she edited an anthology of fiction entitled \u003cem\u003eWonderful Town: New York Stories from the New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523367670034,"sku":"9780060542221","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d4e5c2fb-e174-4e63-9591-f20fb84fe14c.jpg?v=1731145921","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-woman-9780060542221","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}