{"product_id":"9781035015665","title":"Spirits Abroad : This award-winning collection, inspired by Asian myths and folklore, will entertain and delight","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Cho, Zen \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/06\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035015665,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourney through enchanted realms inhabited by dragons, vampires and incorrigible grandmothers, drawn from East Asian and Malaysian myth and folklore, in Zen Cho's magical Spirits Abroad . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A joy to read’ – Veronica Roth, author of DivergentWe meet an elderly ex-member of parliament who recalls her youthful romance with an orang bunian, forbidden not because her lover was an invisible jungle spirit, but because she was Muslim and he was not. A teenage vampire struggles to balance homework, bossy aunts, first love . . . and eating people. A mischievous matriarch returns from the dead to disrupt her own funeral rites, pitting granddaughter against granddaughter. An earth spirit becomes entangled in protracted negotiations with an annoying landlord. And Chang E, the Chinese moon goddess, spins off into outer space – the ultimate metaphor for diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpirits Abroad won the Ray Bradbury LA Times' Prize for science fiction and fantasy and contains the Hugo Award winner If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Absolutely fantastic . . . A wonderfully satisfying and immersive reading experience. Get it, stat’ – KJ Charles, author of The Magpie Lord‘This collection is a delight . . . Just as I'd decided on a favourite, along came ANOTHER FAVOURITE, and ANOTHER’ – Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43196413706284,"sku":"9781035015665","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781035015665.jpg?v=1713633469","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781035015665","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}