{"product_id":"annabelle-thong-new-cover","title":"Annabelle Thong (New Cover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpigram Books Fiction Prize 2015 Longlist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDevout Catholic school teacher Annabelle Thong never thought\nher chastity was a liability – until she runs away to Paris to find Prince\nCharming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEnrolling herself at the Sorbonne, she meets the suave\nPatrick Dudoigt, but he’s the one temptation she MUST resist. Annabelle’s\nbelief system is challenged on all fronts, and her naïveté is seen as gauche in\nthe City of Love. Guilt and confusion make for dangerous bedfellows, and when\nher fellow university students enthusiastically combine reading and rioting,\nAnnabelle can’t help but wonder if everyone’s gone mad – or is it just\nher? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnabelle Thong\u003c\/i\u003e takes a hilarious look at the\nsparks that fly when East meets West, and the passions these ignite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eImran Hashim\u003c\/b\u003e fell in love with France a little\nlate in life (in his teens) but made up for it by studying French with a\nvengeance at the National University of Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe went on to win a French Government Scholarship for his\npostgraduate studies at the Sorbonne and Sciences Po Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eApart from providing the inspiration for his first novel,\nhis time in Paris prepared him for jobs with an international focus, and is\ncurrently working for a British university.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44907695374543,"sku":"9789814785945","price":22.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_36ccd20e-5720-48e2-90ac-a2772b0ff312.webp?v=1773302348","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/annabelle-thong-new-cover","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}