{"product_id":"sister-snake","title":"Sister Snake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sisters--one in New York, one in Singapore--who are bound by an ancient secret\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSisterhood is difficult for Su and Emerald. Su leads a sheltered, moneyed life as the picture-perfect wife of a conservative politician in Singapore. Emerald is a nihilistic sugar baby in New York, living from whim to whim and using her charms to make ends meet. But they share a secret: once, they were snakes, basking under a full moon in Tang dynasty China. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thousand years later, their mysterious history is the only thing still binding them together. When Emerald experiences a violent encounter in Central Park and Su boards the next flight to New York, the two reach a tenuous reconciliation for the first time in decades. Su convinces Emerald to move to Singapore so she can keep an eye on her--but she soon begins to worry that Emerald's irrepressible behavior will out them both, in a sparkling, affluent city where everything runs like clockwork and any deviation from the norm is automatically suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRazor-sharp, hilarious, and raw in emotion, \u003cem\u003eSister Snake \u003c\/em\u003eexplores chosen family, queerness, passing, and the struggle against conformity. Reimagining the Chinese folktale \"The Legend of the White Snake,\" this is a novel about being seen for who you are--and, ultimately, how to live free.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942862323943,"sku":"9780063355071","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_3f0f77ec-1394-486e-b8ba-67fd866a7ea1.jpg?v=1775271201","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/sister-snake","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}