{"product_id":"the-incarnations-9781501106798","title":"The Incarnations","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e* New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Notable Book of the Year * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Fiction Book of the Year * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Kirkus Prize for Fiction * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for its \"wildly ambitious...dazzling use of language\" and \"mesmerizing storytelling,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Incarnations\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"brilliant, mind-expanding, and wildly original novel\" (Chris Cleave) about a Beijing taxi driver whose past incarnations over one thousand years haunt him through searing letters sent by his mysterious soulmate.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho are you? you must be wondering. I am your soulmate, your old friend, and I have come back to this city of sixteen million in search of you.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the first letter that falls into Wang's lap as he flips down the visor in his taxi. The letters that follow are filled with the stories of Wang's previous lives--from escaping a marriage to a spirit bride, to being a slave on the run from Genghis Khan, to living as a fisherman during the Opium Wars, and being a teenager on the Red Guard during the cultural revolution--bound to his mysterious \"soulmate,\" spanning one thousand years of betrayal and intrigue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the letters continue to appear seemingly out of thin air, Wang becomes convinced that someone is watching him--someone who claims to have known him for over a century. And with each letter, Wang feels the watcher growing closer and closer... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeamlessly weaving Chinese folklore, history, literary classics, and the notion of reincarnation, this\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a taut and gripping novel that reveals the cyclical nature of history as it hints that the past is never truly settled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Barker is the author of \u003ci\u003eSayonara Bar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Orientalist and the Ghost, \u003c\/i\u003e both longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. She grew up in East London with a Chinese-Malyasian mother and a British father, and studied creative writing at the University of Manchester. She spent several years living in Beijing while working on \u003ci\u003eThe Incarnations, \u003c\/i\u003eand currently lives in the UK\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50853570576658,"sku":"9781501106798","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b2274a43-72fc-4015-a065-42a04a91398a.jpg?v=1737452023","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-incarnations-9781501106798","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}