{"product_id":"madwoman-on-the-bridge-9780552774529","title":"Madwoman on the Bridge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet during the fall-out of the Cultural Revolution, these bizarre and delicate stories capture the collision of the old China of vanished dynasties, with communism and today''s tiger economy.\u003cbr\u003eThe mad woman on the bridge wears a historical gown which she refuses to take off. In the height of summer she stands madly on the bridge. Until a young female doctor, bewitched by the beauty of the mad woman''s dress, plots to take it from her, with tragic consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat i admire most is Su Tong's style ...delicate yet bizarre. His strokes are restrained but merciless. He is a true literary talent. * Anchee Min *\u003cbr\u003eSu Tong writes beautiful, dangerous prose. * Meg Wolitzer *\u003cbr\u003eFor RAISE THE RED LANTERN, 'A remarkable story, subtle and profound' * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eSensual and tragic * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eSu Tong's evocation of one family's destiny in 1930s China is stark and vivid in the extreme. A chilling and macabre tale, characteristically told with imagination and unflinching honesty * Time Out *","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525586886999,"sku":"9780552774529","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552774529.jpg?v=1731861067","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/madwoman-on-the-bridge-9780552774529","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}