{"product_id":"ghost-town-9781609457983","title":"Ghost Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR \u0026amp; WINNER OF THE TAIWAN LITERATURE AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChen Tien-Hong, the only and desperately yearned for son of a traditional Taiwanese family with seven daughters, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as a young gay man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel begins a decade later, when Chen has just been released from prison for killing his boyfriend. He is about to return to his family's village, a poor and desolate place. With his parents gone, his sisters married, mad, or dead, there is nothing left for him there. As the story unfurls, we learn what tore this family apart and, more importantly, the truth behind the murder of Chen's boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a myriad of voices, both living and dead, and moving through time with deceptive ease, \u003cem\u003eGhost Town\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a mesmerizing web of family secrets and countryside superstitions, the search for identity and clash of cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609457983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kevin Chen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42353134534837,"sku":"9781609457983","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_632322d8-a156-4c0f-9f83-e1fe3abff992.jpg?v=1661844087","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ghost-town-9781609457983","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}