{"product_id":"new-skin-by-sarah-wang","title":"New Skin by Sarah Wang","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHELF LIFE: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNEW SKIN by Sarah Wang \u003cbr\u003eRSVP: IF PLANNING TO ATTEND HOTORI's SHELF LIFE BOOK CLUB, PLEASE RSVP WITH A QUICK SIGN-UP THROUGH THIS \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HOTORI SHELF LIFE BOOK CLUB RSVP\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/16MSfh-3yd7hJGDRUMYJsNGRQXa152NF2b8cGGDtu69Y\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGOOGLE \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/16MSfh-3yd7hJGDRUMYJsNGRQXa152NF2b8cGGDtu69Y\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HOTORI SHELF LIFE BOOK CLUB RSVP\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSHEET\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShelf Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a new book club hosted by Hotori \u0026amp; Joshua Signs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur book club explores a thoughtful mix of contemporary fiction, food stories, memoir, and books by mainly Asian and Asian American authors. We keep things casual, comfortable, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith thoughtful conversation, and little touches that make each gathering special.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us at Hotori for a discussion of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Skin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on Tuesday, July 7 at 6:30 PM. \u003cbr\u003eAttendance is free and open to all, and purchasing this book from Hotori is not required to attend. Copies available through Hotori while supplies last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-huuid=\"14744610761082880492\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scalding, darkly humorous debut following an enmeshed mother-daughter duo, both best friends and enemies, and the plastic surgery addiction that warps their lives into a perilous spiral\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt twenty-six, Linli Feng is still trying to escape her mother Fanny’s orbit. But after three years of estrangement, just when Linli has been accepted into a prestigious graduate program, she is dragged back by Fanny’s latest medical catastrophe and forced to return home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, Fanny has been addicted to plastic surgery, getting bargain procedures in the basements of LA’s bootleg beauty industry. Now Fanny’s disfigured face is in dangerous revolt, infected and collapsing yet again from black-market injectables.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut even as Linli wades through the wreck of family finances and juggles her mother’s medical care, Fanny has another secret in store. Fanny has won a spot on America’s Beauty Extreme, a reality television competition in which botched plastic surgery addicts compete for reconstructive surgery as riveted audiences tune in. When Linli attempts to rescue Fanny from the sinister subculture that has already claimed her mother’s face, she must at last confront the corrosive reality of the American Dream that is at the fraught heart of their relationship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53348044833081,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0902\/4523\/5001\/files\/D33E7D5A-A856-404C-A043-005870EF485F.webp?v=1780249522","url":"https:\/\/hotorimarket.myshopify.com\/products\/new-skin-by-sarah-wang","provider":"HOTORI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}