{"product_id":"9781773103334","title":"The Last to the Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted, Ottawa Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this highly anticipated and deeply moving debut, Chuqiao Yang explores family, culture, diaspora, and the self’s tectonic shifts over time. Yang’s poems journey restlessly through recollections of a Saskatchewan childhood, trips to visit family in Taiyuan, and a sojourn across the American South in search of the moments and places where one became a stranger to oneself. “You are a mouse in the backcountry of your memories,” writes Yang, “You are a fox in winter, devouring well-meaning friends.” Irreverent, fierce, and ceaselessly surprising, \u003ci\u003eThe Last to the Party\u003c\/i\u003e marks the arrival of a unique voice and an unsparing poetic vision. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"icehouse poetry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65419485086045,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781773103334.jpg?v=1790251084","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9781773103334","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}