{"product_id":"9780857302366","title":"Emperor of Shoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China and his burgeoning relationship with a seamstress intent on inspiring dramatic political change.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant's vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realisation: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex's own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organiser of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow labourers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeftly plotted and vibrantly drawn, \u003cem\u003eThe Emperor of Shoes\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological reform.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spencer Wise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976473755797,"sku":"9780857302366","price":23.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780857302366","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}