{"product_id":"the-emperor-of-gladness-1","title":"The Emperor Of Gladness","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eIn The Emperor Of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, a tender, clear-eyed work of contemporary literary fiction, one impulsive moment becomes the start of an unexpected new life. Set in the small town of East Gladness, it’s a novel about found family, survival, and the quiet courage it takes to keep going.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eNineteen-year-old Hai is poised on a bridge late one summer evening when a voice calls out across the river. It belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow with her own history of loss. What follows isn’t a neat rescue story, but a year of small reckonings and hard-won kindness as their unlikely friendship reshapes Hai’s connection to family, community, and his sense of self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who love character-driven novels, emotional storytelling, and books that explore friendship, grief, and second chances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd it to your shelf and discover a story that lingers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52652175065364,"sku":"9781529945850","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781529945850_1.jpg?v=1781153425","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/the-emperor-of-gladness-1","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}