{"product_id":"9781800753488","title":"Tiananmen Square : 'Extraordinary' William Boyd","description":"\u003cp\u003e'An extraordinary book. Truly important' William Boyd\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Outstanding ... Intimate as well as epic' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Poignant and powerful' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Utterly gripping' The Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful and devastating' Irish News\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSunday Times Best Summer Reads 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted in the British Book Awards 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA STORY OF UNBREAKABLE FRIENDSHIP AND THE PRICE OF FREEDOM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeijing in the 1970s. Lai lives with her parents, grandmother and youngerbrother in a small flat in a working-class area. Her grandmother is a formidable figure, while her ageing beauty of a mother snipes at her father, a sunken figure haunted by the Cultural Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs she grows up, Lai comes to discern the realities of the country she lives in. But she also goes through the ebbs and flows of friendships; troubles and rewards at home and at school; and the first steps and missteps in love. A gifted student, she attends the prestigious Peking University; while there she becomes involved in the student protests that have been gathering speed. It is the late 1980s, and change is in the air . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e5 STAR READER REVIEWS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Captivating, intimate and so moving, I finished it in tears'\n\u003cbr\u003e'Wow! This was a stunning novel'\n\u003cbr\u003e'Probably one of the most memorable, poignant, emotional books I've ever read ... This will crawl for a while under my skin. Can I give a 6th star?'\n\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant and important read'\n\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written. I read it slowly as I wanted to savour every word'\n\u003cbr\u003e'There is something so deeply touching, tender yet powerful in the writing ... This coming-of-age story is compelling, haunting, emotive and written beautifully. By the end, it left me in tears. It is a book I will long remember'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swift Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52905696854325,"sku":"EB_LI0510_M04-02_AD","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9781800753488-1.jpg?v=1789408456","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/ja\/products\/9781800753488","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}