{"product_id":"tigers-mouth-a-novel-thousand-voices-by-lucy-tan","title":"Tiger's Mouth: A Novel (Thousand Voices) by Lucy Tan (Hardcover) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Literary - Cultural Heritage - Friendship - Coming of Age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 11\/17\/2026 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen two young men from very different backgrounds meet during a tech internship, it sparks an intense friendship—and even more intense competition—in this sweeping novel of privilege, identity, and ambition from the acclaimed author of What We Were Promised.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the oldest son of caterers from Queens, Jack Chen learned from an early age that to be afforded the same opportunities as the rich kids he studied on the subway, he had to act like one. When he finagles his way into a prestigious internship at tech giant K.O. Systems, he’s prepared to fake everything: his credentials, his confidence, even his entire past. What he isn’t prepared for is his officemate, Jack Owens, the depressed son of the company’s billionaire founder, who’s only there for a summer reprieve from his father’s scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir connection is immediate, if tenuous. Chen sees a version of the life he wants; Owens sees someone who recognizes the pain he’s been taught to hide. But as the summer unfolds and corporate pressures close in, familiarity breeds contempt, and the Jacks go from collaborators to competitors. In the following years, Chen and Owens hold a mirror to each other's successes and failures, trying on each other’s lives for size. They circle like opponents in their favorite board game, Go—territorial, tactical, always one move away from collapse. But when Chen discovers disturbing logic within a new app’s design from K.O. Systems, he must contend with who he used to be, how far he’s come, and the friend he left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNostalgic, heart-wrenching, and propulsive, Tiger’s Mouth is a nuanced portrait of complex friendship, family dynamics, and love in its most unexpected forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat We Were Promised\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and named a best book of the year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Tan holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was winner of the August Derleth Prize. A recipient of support from Kundiman and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, Tan has published in journals such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction, McSweeney's,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She currently lives and writes in Seattle, where she is also a bookseller at Secret Garden Books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A stunning story of friendship and family, love and belonging, Tiger's Mouth takes a bruising and bittersweet look at identity and our changing perception of success and failure. I absolutely adored it.\" \u003cb\u003e--Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\" Tiger's Mouth is a remarkable achievement: a novel whose deep attention to character is equaled by its propulsive plotting and incisive social commentary. Lucy Tan pairs a Sally Rooney-like eye for psychological nuance with a thoughtful exploration of 2020s America, from racial inequity to the paradoxes of healthcare and technology. The result is a wise, clear-eyed, and compassionate work of art.\" \u003cb\u003e--Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\" Tiger's Mouth is the rare page-turner that is also compassionate, wise, and finely observed. Through a cast of characters who come to feel as familiar as family, Lucy Tan asks questions about the costs of power and privilege, friendship across class, and seemingly unalterable societal strictures. This is a novel--assured, propulsive, insightful--about what we inherit and what we create for ourselves, and the relationships that might transcend it all.\" \u003cb\u003e--Rachel Khong, internationally bestselling author of Real Americans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\" Tiger's Mouth vividly captures the tumultuous beauty of growing up and growing into oneself, as 'the Jacks' tangle with each other, with the past, with a changing world, and with the peril of truly being seen. I loved this dazzling, incisive, and tender story of friendship.\" \u003cb\u003e--Rebecca Kauffman, award-winning author of The Gunners and The House on Fripp Island\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a thrilling story about ambition and friendship that left me breathless. Chen and Owens are at once familiar and unlike any characters I've ever met, their decades-long dance between artifact and vulnerability slowly revealing the very nature of intimacy itself. Tiger's Mouth dazzled me.\" \u003cb\u003e--Emma Brodie, New York Times bestselling author of Into the Blue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557435707585,"sku":"9798217301089","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9798217301089.jpg?v=1788403076","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/tigers-mouth-a-novel-thousand-voices-by-lucy-tan","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}