{"product_id":"how-we-disappeared-jing-jing-lee-9781982645687","title":"How We Disappeared","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel set in World War II Singapore about a woman who survived the Japanese occupation and a man who thought he had lost everything-for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Were the Lucky Ones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only two survivors and one tiny child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a neighboring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is strapped into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military brothel where she is forced into sexual slavery as a comfort woman. After sixty years of silence, what she saw and experienced still haunts her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the year 2000, twelve-year-old Kevin is sitting beside his ailing grandmother when he overhears a mumbled confession. He sets out to discover the truth, wherever it might lead, setting in motion a chain of events he never could have foreseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together two time lines and two very big secrets, this stunning debut opens a window on a little-known period of history, revealing the strength and bravery shown by numerous women in the face of terrible cruelty. Drawing in part on her family's experiences, Jing-Jing Lee has crafted a profoundly moving, unforgettable novel about human resilience, the bonds of family and the courage it takes to confront the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jing-Jing Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982645687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982645687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d","brand":"Jing-Jing Lee","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44070261948671,"sku":"9781982645687","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1077e386-7a3f-49d9-b16c-412039e64289.jpg?v=1685429316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-we-disappeared-jing-jing-lee-9781982645687","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}