{"product_id":"the-women","title":"The Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eA portrait of China’s century through the story of the women in the author life, from the highly acclaimed novelist, twice shortlisted for the International Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir and part literary nonfiction, The Women captures the harsh and unequal experience of being a woman in 1970s and 80s rural China. Written by the award winning author Yan Lianke, the book is both a tribute to the women who shaped his life and a sociological critique of China’s treatment of women. “In the countryside, the human being is a worker,” but rural women’s work is diminished, their hardship ignored. Through humor and tragedy, Lianke shares their story and reveals a side of Chinese life rarely accessed by the West.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507703521653,"sku":"9781836742852","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781836742852.jpg?v=1787042842","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-women","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}