{"product_id":"green-island-paperback-1","title":"Green Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShawna Yang Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST BOOK AWARD IN FICTION BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES \u003cb\u003e- A stunning, lyrical novel that tells \"the story of how the Tsais, a Taiwanese family, survive the 'February 28 Incident' of 1947 and precariously navigate the decades that follow\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an uprising rocks Taiwan, a young doctor in Taipei is taken from his newborn daughter by Chinese Nationalists, on charges of speaking out against the government. Although the doctor eventually returns to his family, his arrival is marked by alienation from his loved ones and paranoia among his community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears later, this troubled past follows his youngest daughter to America, where, as a mother and a wife, she too is forced to decide between what is right and what might save her family--the same choice she witnessed her father make many years before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of a family and a nation grappling with the nuances of complicity and survival, \u003ci\u003eGreen Island\u003c\/i\u003e raises the question: how far would you go for the ones you love?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShawna Yang Ryan is a former Fulbright scholar and the author of one previous novel, \u003ci\u003eWater Ghosts;\u003c\/i\u003e she teaches in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eZYZZYVA, The Asian American Literary Review, Kartika Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBerkeley Fiction Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Honolulu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772749611296,"sku":"9781101872369","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/73ff808e7740a79140f34005ff582c4f.webp?v=1780413193","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/green-island-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}