{"product_id":"cinema-love-9780593474334","title":"Cinema Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exceptional, moving, and not to be missed.\"--Alice Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Gentle and fierce, heartbreaking without sacrificing its sense of humor . . . I have never read anything like it.\"--Robert Jones, Jr. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA staggering, tender epic about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For over thirty years, Old Second and Bao Mei have cobbled together a meager existence in New York City's Chinatown. But unlike other couples, these two share an unusual past. In rural Fuzhou, before they emigrated, they frequented the Workers' Cinema: a theater where gay men cruised for love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While classic war films played, Old Second and his countrymen found intimacy in the screening rooms. In the box office, Bao Mei sold movie tickets to closeted men, guarding their secrets and finding her own happiness with the projectionist. But when Old Second's passion for his male lover is revealed, a series of haunting events unfold, propelling these characters toward an uncertain future in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning three timelines--post-socialist China, 1980s Chinatown, and contemporary New York--\u003ci\u003eCinema Love\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"exceptional\" and \"moving\" (Alice Hoffman) epic about men and women who find themselves in forbidden relationships; the weight of secrets; and the way memory forever haunts\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethe present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593474334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jiaming Tang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733109047477,"sku":"9780593474334","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c5dc47af-82ee-4863-9c06-4bce44fde9c4.jpg?v=1710258714","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cinema-love-9780593474334","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}