{"product_id":"9781804441893","title":"The Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003ethe ideal self, the ideal life, remains just out of reach: her inheritance is inaccessible, her homeland exists only in her memory and her attempt to thrive in America seems doomed from the start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn New York, she strives to put down roots. She teaches at a school for underprivileged boys, where her eccentric methods cross boundaries. She befriends a homeless swindler, and the two participate in a pyramid scheme reselling Birkin bags.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut America is stifling her - her wilfulness, her sexuality, her principles. In an attempt to regain control, she becomes preoccupied with purity, cleanliness and self-image, all while drawing her students into her obsessions. In an unforgettable denouement, her childhood memories converge with her material and existential statelessness and the narrator unravels spectacularly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51506125963510,"sku":"9781804441893","price":75.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8050\/3286\/files\/51kIdNBXw7L._SL1250.jpg?v=1787561044","url":"https:\/\/shop.litbooks.com.my\/products\/9781804441893","provider":"Lit Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}