{"product_id":"world-and-town-9780307473301","title":"World and Town","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThank You, Mr. Nixon \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Resisters\u003c\/i\u003e delivers \"[a] triumph of a novel.... Jen reflects America, at its best, its worst, its most vulnerable\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e), and asks deep questions about religion, love, home, and meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHattie Kong, a retired teacher and a descendant of Confucius, has decided that it's time to start over. She moves to the peaceful New England town of Riverlake, a place that once represented the rock-solid base of American life. Instead of quietude, Hattie discovers a town challenged by cell-phone towers, chain stores, and struggling farms. Soon Hattie is joined by an immigrant Cambodian family on the run, and--quite unexpectedly--Carter Hatch, a love from her past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGISH JEN is the author of three previous novels and a book of stories. Her honors include the Lannan Literary Award for fiction and the Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives with her husband and two children in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319066988818,"sku":"9780307473301","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b582fb54-032d-4b1d-b348-1cad60ec9c05.jpg?v=1727564048","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/world-and-town-9780307473301","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}