{"product_id":"cherries-on-a-pomegranate-tree-9781838905552","title":"Cherries on a Pomegranate Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eKong Fanhua is the only female village chief in Xiushui County, China, and her day-to-day tasks range from mundane to impossible. She is trying to track down a runaway who left her twins behind, keep rumours of a vengeful ghost at bay, and convince an American to invest in the local paper plant. She also has to look after her own farm and family, and when higher-ups start investigating her hometowns birth quotas, the squeeze is on. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 312 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 27 February 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: ACA Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn one-child China\u003c\/b\u003e, when a mother runs from home because of her illegal pregnancy, it’s Kong Fanhua’s problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe’s the only female village chief in Xiushui County, and her day-to-day tasks range from the mundane to the near-impossible: tracking down this runaway who left her twins behind, keeping rumours of a vengeful ghost at bay while trying to convince some rich American to invest in the local paper plant. Not to mention looking after her own farm and family. After all, the crops aren’t going to plant themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the incompetent men in local government fail to get much done, Fanhua picks up the slack. But when higher-ups start investigating her hometown’s birth quotas just as she’s up for re-election, the squeeze is on. Can she keep all the plates spinning? Or will she resort to villainous tactics to preserve the peace? \u003ci\u003eAnd why won’t her lazy husband shut up about camels?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 476g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 148 x 224 x 24 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781838905552\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Li Er","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44284371140858,"sku":"9781838905552","price":10.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1686920910185_book.jpg?v=1687006772","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/cherries-on-a-pomegranate-tree-9781838905552","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}