{"title":"Jade Song","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"chlorine-a-novel","title":"Chlorine: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Pisces\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChlorine\u003c\/i\u003e is a debut novel that blurs the line between a literary dark coming-of-age narrative and an unsettling tale of body horror, told from an adult perspective on the trials of growing up in a society that puts pressure on young women and their bodies… a powerful, relevant novel of immigration, sapphic longing, and fierce, defiant becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRen Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life, in the intense world of competitive swimming, starts and ends with the pool. Her teammates are her only friends. Her coach is her guiding light. If she swims well enough, she will be scouted, get a scholarship, go to a good school. Her parents will love her. Her coach will be kind to her. She will have a good life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut these are human concerns. These are the concerns of those confined to land, those with legs. Ren grew up on tales of mermaid folklore, of creatures of the deep, of the oceans and the rivers. Creatures that called sailors to their doom. That dragged them down and drowned them. That feasted on their flesh. The creature that she’s always longed to become: the mermaid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in this gripping psychological horror, Ren aches to be in the water. She dreams of the scent of chlorine, the feel of it on her skin. She will do anything she can to make a life for herself where she can be free. No matter the pain. No matter what anyone else thinks. No matter how much blood she has to spill. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jade Song","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53164961399075,"sku":"9780063257610","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063257610.jpg?v=1741195399"},{"product_id":"i-love-you-dont-die-a-novel","title":"I Love You Don't Die: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed author Jade Song (\u003ci\u003eChlorine\u003c\/i\u003e) returns with her latest literary exploration: a lyrical, poignant, and heartfelt novel about the meaning of love, friendship, debt, depression, and death in New York City—a coming-of-age for a new generation, in the vein of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only inevitable thing in life. From living above a Chinatown funeral parlor to working at a celebrity start-up for bespoke urns, she has surrounded herself with death—in her home, in her work, and in her ever-growing collection of zhizha, paper creations meant to be burned for the dead, adorning the walls of her apartment. Yet, though living in Manhattan and working her dream job is all she ever wanted, she still struggles to have meaningful connections—or find any meaning at all—in her life. Too often she spends the day in bed, only drawn out from time to time by her best (and only) friend, Jen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat changes when a dating app leads her into a throuple with an artist and a labor organizer, who offer exactly the kind of love she needs. For some time, it’s perfect, but no one understands better than Vicky that all things must end. As doubts grow over the love in her life, her friendship with Jen, and her professional success, the oddly comforting abstraction of death starts becoming something else altogether. With everything beginning to feel hollow and temporary, Vicky must decide how to keep moving forward. To try and hold on to what she has, or to once again do what she does best: destroy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jade Song","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54347042914595,"sku":"9780063433885","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063433885.jpg?v=1758262528"}],"url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/collections\/jade-song.oembed","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}