{"product_id":"sister-snake-9780063355071","title":"Sister Snake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sisters--one in New York, one in Singapore--who are bound by an ancient secret\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSisterhood is difficult for Su and Emerald. Su leads a sheltered, moneyed life as the picture-perfect wife of a conservative politician in Singapore. Emerald is a nihilistic sugar baby in New York, living from whim to whim and using her charms to make ends meet. But they share a secret: once, they were snakes, basking under a full moon in Tang dynasty China. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thousand years later, their mysterious history is the only thing still binding them together. When Emerald experiences a violent encounter in Central Park and Su boards the next flight to New York, the two reach a tenuous reconciliation for the first time in decades. Su convinces Emerald to move to Singapore so she can keep an eye on her--but she soon begins to worry that Emerald's irrepressible behavior will out them both, in a sparkling, affluent city where everything runs like clockwork and any deviation from the norm is automatically suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRazor-sharp, hilarious, and raw in emotion, \u003cem\u003eSister Snake \u003c\/em\u003eexplores chosen family, queerness, passing, and the struggle against conformity. Reimagining the Chinese folktale \"The Legend of the White Snake,\" this is a novel about being seen for who you are--and, ultimately, how to live free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063355071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.61d","brand":"Amanda Lee Koe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51445635711157,"sku":"9780063355071","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2db512ed-e41f-4f46-8017-92c26d7a1c44.jpg?v=1753799295","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sister-snake-9780063355071","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}