{"product_id":"my-old-faithful-stories-paperback","title":"My Old Faithful: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYang Huang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 Forward Indies' Gold Award for Multicultural Adult Fiction and Bronze Award for Short Story Collection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Showing both the drama of familial intimacy and the ups and downs of the everyday, \u003ci\u003eMy Old Faithful\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to a close-knit Chinese family. These ten interconnected short stories, which take place in China and the United States over a thirty-year period, merge to paint a nuanced portrait of family life, full of pain, surprises, and subtle acts of courage. Richly textured narratives from the mother, the father, the son, and the daughters play out against the backdrop of China's social and economic change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With quiet humor and sharp insight into the ordinary, Yang Huang writes of a father who spanks his son out of love, a brother who betrays his sister, and a woman who returns to China after many years to find her country changed in ways both expected and startling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYang Huang grew up in China's Jiangsu province and participated in the 1989 student uprisings. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eLiving Treasures, \u003c\/i\u003e won the Nautilus Book Award silver medal in fiction, and her essay and short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Margins, Eleven Eleven, Asian Pacific American Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Evansville Review, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFutures, Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine, and Nuvein\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the Bay Area and works for the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52538076922163,"sku":"9781625343369","price":35.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RDMwUDBFczJxbkcyZXpuczIweTVhQT09.webp?v=1760828239","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/my-old-faithful-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}