{"product_id":"water-ghosts-9780143117278","title":"Water Ghosts","description":"\u003cb\u003e A mesmerizing debut novel that weaves history and mythology around a community of Chinese immigrants and the ghosts that haunt them\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Locke, California, 1928. Three bedraggled Chinese women appear out of the mist in a small Chinese farming town on the Sacramento River. Two are unknown to its residents, while the third is the long-lost wife of Richard Fong, the handsome manager of the local gambling parlor. As the lives of the townspeople become inextricably intertwined with the newly arrived women, their frightening power is finally revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A lyrical imagining of what happens when a Chinese ghost story comes true, \u003ci\u003eWater Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich tale of human passions and mingling cultures that will appeal to readers of Lisa See, Anchin Min, and Gail Tsukiyama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143117278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.10w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shawna Yang Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733093449909,"sku":"9780143117278","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5f7ac2dd-c0b4-4220-b047-26580581f606.jpg?v=1710258468","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/water-ghosts-9780143117278","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}