{"product_id":"flux-jinwoo-chong-9781685890346","title":"Flux","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Flux\u003c\/i\u003e happily offers a moving appraisal of lives buffeted by personal and systemic traumas; a deep dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of self-serving corporate culture; and no shortage of \"wait, what the heck just happened?\" thrills.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e -- The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn't predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.\" -- Ling Ma, author of \u003ci\u003eSeverance \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travel--and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So begins Jinwoo Chong's dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is the saga of an iconic '80s detective show, \u003ci\u003eRaider\u003c\/i\u003e, whose star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlux\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jinwoo Chong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685890342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685890346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.59w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023","brand":"Jinwoo Chong","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073197535487,"sku":"9781685890346","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97034457-e9c7-433d-a84d-e3e3edf7b040.jpg?v=1685446392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flux-jinwoo-chong-9781685890346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}