{"product_id":"the-colonel-and-the-eunuch","title":"The Colonel and the Eunuch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe boy grows up in a small village in south China listening to stories about the some say he was a legendary army doctor during the war, some say he was a traitor to the Party, still others say he is a wicked sex machine. The stories are bawdy and mesmerizing, always larger than life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet in reality, the Colonel is just a middle-aged man who loves his cat. And why on earth does everyone call him 'the Eunuch'?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom these disparate sources, the boy tries to piece together who the Colonel really is, just as he himself grows up in a rapidly changing China. It is not until many years later, when the boy also becomes a middle-aged man, that he would look back and finally solve the puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Colonel and the Eunuch \u003c\/em\u003eis Mai Jia's first new novel in eight years and his most ambitious work to date. This is a coming-of-age story, a family saga, as well as a searing exploration of what makes a hero. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mai Jia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44953201836079,"sku":"9781804540282","price":599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9781804540282.jpg?v=1770794829","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/the-colonel-and-the-eunuch","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}