{"product_id":"world-and-town-vintage-contemporaries-0307473309","title":"World and Town (Vintage Contemporaries)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0307473309\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jen, Gish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning author of Thank You, Mr. Nixon and The Resisters delivers [a] triumph of a novel.... Jen reflects America, at its best, its worst, its most vulnerable (The Miami Herald), and asks deep questions about religion, love, home, and meaning.Hattie Kong, a retired teacher and a descendant of Confucius, has decided that its 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51736031133984,"sku":"NEW0307473309","price":15.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71c0P6wjthL.jpg?v=1779503316","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/world-and-town-vintage-contemporaries-0307473309","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}