{"product_id":"the-forest-for-the-trees-paperback","title":"The Forest for the Trees - 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\u003eLeslie Li\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clash of cultures, generations, and secrets in 1950s suburban New York.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Chinese businessman Leo Lin loses his livelihood, his American wife Margaret steps in as the breadwinner, triggering a series of domestic crises that mirror the Cold War. Their daughter Prudence elopes, Denise escapes into French literature, and Lorraine finds solace in the Catholic Church. But the arrival of Leo's mother, Nai-nai, and a shocking revelation from his father, Guoxin, threaten to shatter the family. \u003cb\u003eCan the Lins overcome their inherited trauma and find personal fulfillment?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forest for the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e offers a hybrid experience, blending novel chapters with screenplay scenes. This \u003cb\u003edarkly funny\u003c\/b\u003e story explores family duty, personal desire, and the secrets that bind and break us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeslie Li is the author of the novel Bittersweet, the culinary memoir Daughter of Heaven, and Just Us Girls. Her awards include a Tennessee Williams Scholarship in Fiction, and grants from the Freeman Foundation, New York State Council for the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the Chinese Heritage Foundation. Her personal essays and feature articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Gourmet, Saveur, Travel \u0026amp; Leisure, Garden Design, Modern Maturity, Dorothy Parker's Ashes, and other print and online publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53504581337453,"sku":"9781625571519","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/zXRSusTmTj9781625571519.webp?v=1783022764","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-forest-for-the-trees-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}