{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307473301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.29w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2011 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gish Jen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44507343290549,"sku":"9780307473301","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_712f4115-a6f3-4fd5-9ee3-1f393548f774.jpg?v=1722311852","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/world-and-town-9780307473301","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}