{"product_id":"9781398522909","title":"I'm New Here","description":"Author: Ian Russell-Hsieh\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781398522909\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, Taiwanese-British photographer Sean flies to Taipei to seek oblivion. Lost in the neon heat of his parents' homeland, though, all he finds is alienation. He spends his days sleeping feverishly in a bleak hotel bedroom, and his nights alternating between casual sex and a crappy striplit doughnut bar. Whatever he thought Taiwan would give him, it hasn’t worked: he feels as distanced and resentful of his heritage as he ever has.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Then, a chance encounter with a mysterious older man draws him into a friendship where the terms of engagement are quickly, ominously blurred. For every tentative step towards connection, Sean’s grasp on reality unravels, as the demands of the past and the present begin to take their toll. As events draw to a disturbing head, Sean’s mind spirals, until he’s not sure what’s left of him at all.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Appealing to fans of \u003ci\u003eBoy Parts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLuster\u003c\/i\u003e, I’m New Here is a thrilling, hallucinatory debut and masterclass in unreliable narration that positions Ian Russell-Hsieh as one of the most exciting new authors in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 'Shares DNA with cult classics \u003ci\u003eFight Club \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e... A compelling character study.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 'Insanely compelling writing.' \u003cb\u003eClaire Kohda, author of \u003ci\u003eWoman, Eating\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 'A striking voice in literary fiction.' \u003cb\u003eCatherine Cho, author of \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n '\u003c\/b\u003eA stunning debut.'\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Hui, author of \u003ci\u003eTakeway \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eI laughed and I felt my belly tingle with sadness - \u003ci\u003eI'm New Here \u003c\/i\u003elingers long after it's been read.' \u003cb\u003eAmmar Kalia, author of \u003ci\u003eA Person is a Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n '\u003c\/b\u003eLike a hungover friend is telling you the wildest story you've ever heard, this is a rich world of doppelgängers, money, sex, heartbreak and cityscapes.' \u003cb\u003eJodie Matthews, author of \u003ci\u003eMeet Me at the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46585512460446,"sku":"HPC-9781398522909","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781398522909.jpg?v=1772776891","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781398522909","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}