{"product_id":"1582552","title":"The Middle Kingdom by Andrea Barrett","description":"A lyrical, moving novel of the choices and confusions that face a married woman whose understanding of herself explodes on first contact with the energies of China and a Chinaman. Grace Hoffmeier is never quite sure where to invest her energies: in her dying marriage to star scientist Walter or in the possible affairs that flare so startlingly before her like fireworks; in her work or in her home; in things or in people; in the past or in the future. On an eye-opening trip to a China that has ripped itself apart, yet again, at its very heart in Tiananmen Square, Grace finds – with guidance from unexpected quarters – that what you can choose between is not always your choice to make. The real China soon crackles into being before Grace; its fire and light illuminate for her paths old and new, and a new life in a new kingdom. This 2001 Flamingo Paperback is in \u003cb\u003e very good condition\u003c\/b\u003e. Spine sunned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780007102884 SKU: 1582552 \u003ci\u003eNote: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flamingo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49092347298069,"sku":"1582552","price":13.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/2695\/4036\/files\/1582552_60c11ecb-7c43-429e-8a4e-ee7dd120bddf.jpg?v=1753770857","url":"https:\/\/bookhaven.live\/products\/1582552","provider":"Book Haven","version":"1.0","type":"link"}