{"product_id":"these-violent-delights","title":"These Violent Delights","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"598\"\u003eIn 1926 Shanghai, two rival gangs—the Scarlet Gang and the White Flowers—tear the city apart. Juliette Cai, heir to the Scarlet Gang, and Roma Montagov, heir to the White Flowers, share a tumultuous past and a forbidden love. When a mysterious madness spreads through the city, their families' feud intensifies, and the two must confront their shared history and the growing threat that could destroy them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"785\"\u003eA dazzling reimagining of \u003cem data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"644\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"670\"\u003eThese Violent Delights\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together romance, political intrigue, and supernatural elements in a richly atmospheric historical fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"785\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the first book in a duology.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"852\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"797\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Adult \/ Historical Fantasy \/ Romance \/ Retelling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"880\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"874\"\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12–17\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"1286\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"903\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chloe Gong is a Chinese-born New Zealand author known for her \u003cem data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eSecret Shanghai\u003c\/em\u003e series. Her debut novel, \u003cem data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1033\"\u003eThese Violent Delights\u003c\/em\u003e, became a New York Times bestseller and won the 2021 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel. Gong graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and International Relations. She was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is second-hand\u003c\/strong\u003e in like-new condition with no visible signs of wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e$2 from the sale of this book will be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookshop On The Way","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52520707457390,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/7621\/9502\/files\/P1010286.jpg?v=1757661711","url":"https:\/\/thebookshopontheway.com\/products\/these-violent-delights","provider":"The Bookshop On The Way","version":"1.0","type":"link"}