{"product_id":"9798217059225","title":"Ocean Vuong - The Emperor of Gladness Oprah's Book Club: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Ocean Vuong. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Asian American, Lgbtq+.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne summer evening in the town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond. The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which our lives are changed by the most unexpected of people. When Hai takes a job at a diner to support himself and Grazina, his fellow workers become the family he didn't expect to find. United by desperation and circumstance, and existing on the fringes of society, together they bear witness to each other's survival. This is an unforgettable story of unexpected friendship and how far we would go to possess one of life's most fleeting mercies: a second chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58480423534966,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9798217059225.jpg?v=1787053093","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9798217059225","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}