{"product_id":"the-emperor-of-gladness-by-ocean-vuong","title":"The Emperor of Gladness - Ocean Vuong","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterful story of friendship and how much we’re willing to risk to possess one of life’s most treasured mercies: a second chance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean Vuong returns with an achingly beautiful novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne summer evening in the town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Emperor of Gladness\u003c\/i\u003e shows the profound ways in which our lives are changed by the most unexpected of people. When Hai takes a job at a diner to support himself and Grazina, his fellow workers become the family he didn’t expect to find. United by desperation and circumstance, and existing on the fringes of society, together they bear witness to each other’s survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished:\u003c\/span\u003e 13 May 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e 9781787335417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImprint:\u003c\/span\u003e Jonathan Cape\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e Trade Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e 416\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obsidian Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53043112870193,"sku":"2","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3557\/6881\/files\/IMG-0226.jpg?v=1772692721","url":"https:\/\/obsidianbookshop.com\/products\/the-emperor-of-gladness-by-ocean-vuong","provider":"Obsidian Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}