{"product_id":"patchwork-dolls-paperback-1","title":"Patchwork Dolls - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYsabelle Cheung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this debut story collection, Ysabelle Cheung weaves an eerie fabulism with tales that cross continents, technology, and time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Hong Kong and America--between the present day and an uncannily altered future--this story collection warps the familiar rules of our world to ask: what does it mean to be Asian and a woman--living under the specter of state and technological surveillance--or trying to break free from it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story, a young woman of color realizes she can make her fortune by surgically selling her facial features to whiter, wealthier clients. In \"Please, Get Out and Dance,\" a group of rebels escapes a city that is literally disappearing around them--building by building, person by person--to migrate to a new home beneath the ocean, defying their government's mandate. \"Herbs\" follows an elderly widow who, when the clones of her dead husband start to appear uninvited in her home, must grapple with her memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn each of these stories, Cheung tilts the world just slightly off its axis to bring together a haunting meditation on what it means to survive within our increasingly digitized and mechanized world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYsabelle Cheung\u003c\/b\u003e's fiction, including stories from this collection, has appeared in or is forthcoming from \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. The story \"Please, Get Out and Dance,\" published in \u003ci\u003eThe Margins \u003c\/i\u003e(Asian American Writers Workshop), was nominated for the 2022 Pushcart Prize. Her essays and cultural criticism have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLithub\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She holds a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. She lives in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429157257465,"sku":"9781958888643","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VNSuJtq1zX9781958888643_97000387-211a-45e4-b0e3-7dbaf8e5cb70.webp?v=1771442434","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/patchwork-dolls-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}