{"product_id":"white-ivy","title":"White Ivy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, November 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e is magic . . . and not soon to be forgotten'' JOSHUA FERRIS, author of \u003ci\u003eThen We Came to the End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTotally addictive, twisting and twisted: Ivy Lin will get under your skin'' ERIN KELLY, author of \u003ci\u003eHe Said\/She Said\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is Austen mixed with the hyperreal sharpness of Donna Tartt''\u003ci\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvy Lin was a thief. But you''d never know it to look at her...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvy Lin, a Chinese immigrant growing up in a low-income apartment complex outside Boston, is desperate to assimilate with her American peers. Her parents disapprove, berating her for her mediocre grades and what they see as her lazy, entitled attitude. But Ivy has a secret weapon, her grandmother Meifeng, from whom she learns to shoplift to get the things she needs to fit in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvy develops a taste for winning and for wealth. As an adult, she reconnects with the blond-haired golden boy of a prominent political family, and thinks it''s fate. But just as Ivy is about to have everything she''s ever wanted, a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening the almost-perfect life she''s worked so hard to build.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with surprising twists, and offering sharp insights into the immigrant experience, \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e is both a love triangle and a coming-of-age story - as well as a dark glimpse at what can happen when we yearn for success at any cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR THIS SPELLBINDING DEBUT NOVEL:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It''s a testament to Susie Yang''s skill that she can explore and upend our ideas of class, race, family, and identity while moving us through a plot that twists in such wonderful ways. But none of that would matter nearly as much if not for the truly unforgettable narrator, Ivy...'' \u003cb\u003eKevin Wilson, author of \u003ci\u003eNothing to See Here\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Family Fang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Chock-full of compelling, exciting ideas'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The genius of \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e is that each plot point of the romance is fulfilled but also undercut by a traumatic pratfall, described in language as bright and scarring as a wound'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Dark and toxic... \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy \u003c\/i\u003etakes a hold of you and doesn''t let go. A book I won''t forget in a hurry'' \u003cb\u003eHarriet Tyce, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood Orange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Frank, propulsive, clever... One of my favourite novels of the year'' \u003cb\u003eSusannah Dickey, author of \u003ci\u003eTennis Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315119038846,"sku":"NW9781472281814","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472281814.jpg?v=1778714993","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/white-ivy","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}