{"product_id":"a-tree-grows-in-daicheng-lu-nei-9781503953086","title":"A Tree Grows in Daicheng","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough interconnected stories spanning four decades, \u003ci\u003eA Tree Grows in Daicheng\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, multilayered portrait of life, love, and longing as the neighbors on Rose Street grapple with disease and poverty, marriage and society, during a transformative time when China's old ways wither and fade. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tight-knit neighborhood of Rose Street, Daicheng, China, is an enclave seemingly untouched by the Cultural Revolution. But the butcher shops, schools, and photography studios that line the streets in tidy rows conceal the residents' daily struggles to adapt to a rapidly changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's here that a child known as the Boy grows up, tormented by school-yard bullies who taunt him for his neck deformity. The Boy shrinks away when even his teachers tease him for his \"wonky head\", finding solace only in his friendship with another disabled boy and his unrequited love for the beautiful Luo Jia. When both of his companions disappear suddenly, the Boy is left alone with his cowardly father and revolutionary sister. Like his nation, it's up to him to determine his own future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lu Nei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503953084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503953086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Crossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Lu Nei","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136461914367,"sku":"9781503953086","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_916bffee-691a-4b22-aeaf-0d993d47ae6b.jpg?v=1755023415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-tree-grows-in-daicheng-lu-nei-9781503953086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}