{"product_id":"the-lost-and-forgotten-languages-ruiyan-xu-9780312614157","title":"The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai","description":"\u003cp\u003eLi Jing, a happily married businessman, is dining at a grand hotel in Shanghai when a gas explosion rips through the building. A shard of glass pierces Jing's forehead, obliterating his ability to speak Chinese. He can form only faltering phrases in the English he spoke as a child in Virginia, leaving him unable to communicate with his wife, Meiling, or their young son. Desperate, the family turns to an American neurologist, Rosalyn Neal, who finds herself as lost as Jing--whom she calls James--in this bewitching city, where the two form a bond that Meiling does not need a translator to understand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith gorgeous prose and a dazzling sense of place, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a brilliant storyteller, who shows us the power of language in both our public and our private relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruiyan Xu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312614152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312614157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Ruiyan Xu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946437574911,"sku":"9780312614157","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_402d0a02-7e51-4956-8923-253421a472d4.jpg?v=1681513146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-and-forgotten-languages-ruiyan-xu-9780312614157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}