{"product_id":"year-of-the-water-horse-a-memoir","title":"Year of the Water Horse: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003eEDITOR'S CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA warm and witty memoir about the ever-changing relationships between mothers, mothers-in-law, and daughters that traverses two continents and multiple generations of two disparate yet connected families.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJanice Page hails from Braintree, Massachusetts and a large Catholic brood. Her parents had a complicated marriage. Her five siblings each have their own sagas, and there is a destructive genetic force within the family's blood lines that causes much heartbreak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then there is the large Chinese family of Janice's husband, James, equally cinematic and sweeping with a rich and complex history of its own. There is a daring wartime escape, a lost child, immigration to a new world, and a bittersweet reunion after decades of separation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Janice first met James fresh out of college while waitressing at Mandarin Garden, the only Chinese restaurant of its kind in Braintree. He had just arrived in America from Taiwan. As they work to bridge the divide between them--emotionally, culturally, and geographically--they begin to build their lives together. From Taiwan to Los Angeles, from her mother's bipolar disorder to the language barrier with her mother-in-law, Janice finds herself constantly searching for the feeling of home. Janice believes she can close the circle when she embarks on her own journey to become a mother. Like so many journeys, Janice's own journey to motherhood is filled with twists, turns, and surprises, leading to a baby girl from James's ancestral region of China. Janice and James might finally close a circle that had been open for generations on both sides and find home at last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with humor and heart, wisdom and healing, \u003ci\u003eYear of the Water Horse \u003c\/i\u003eis a profound and compelling story with a deeply satisfying ending that will resonate long after the final page.","brand":"Janice Page","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47288548393196,"sku":"9798897100095","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9798897100095.jpg?v=1770562184","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/year-of-the-water-horse-a-memoir","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}