{"product_id":"the-south-9780008637606","title":"The South","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e The South is a novel about family, desire, and inheritance, set in a decaying farm during a summer when Jay falls for Chuan, the manager's son. It is the first in a quartet of novels that form Tash Aw's masterful portrait of a family navigating change, and it has been chosen as a TIMES, GUARDIAN, and FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF 2025. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 13 February 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eYIYUN LI\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eCHOSEN AS A TIMES, GUARDIAN and FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eA radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer – about family, desire, and what we inherit – from celebrated author Tash Aw\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eWhen his grandfather dies, a boy named Jay travels south with his family to the property he left them, a once flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eThe trees are diseased, the fields parched from months of drought\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eStill, Jay's father, Jack, sends him out to work the land, or whatever land is left\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eOver the course of these hot, dense days, Jay finds himself drawn to Chuan, the son of the farms manager, different from him in every way except for one\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eOut in the fields, and on the streets into town, the charge between the boys intensifies\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eInside the house, the other family members confront their own regrets, and begin to drift apart\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eLike the land around them, they are powerless to resist the global forces that threaten to render their lives obsolete\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eAt once sweeping and intimate, The South is a story of what happens when private and public lives collide\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eIt is the first in a quartet of novels that form Tash Aw's masterful portrait of a family navigating a period of great change – a reimagined epic for our times\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 394g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 223 x 143 x 27 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780008637606\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tash Aw","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47131560083706,"sku":"9780008637606","price":12.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1739557984448_book.jpg?v=1739616743","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-south-9780008637606","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}