{"product_id":"two-sides-of-a-lie","title":"Two Sides of a Lie","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis story is inspired by real events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was a chilly September evening when the body of a young pro-democracy protester surfaced in Hong Kong’s eastern Yau Tong Bay. The local police quickly concluded his death as accidental drowning but fellow protesters believe it was part of a dark ploy by the authorities to quash the political movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Lai, the Han Herald’s senior reporter, is assigned to investigate the mysterious death. Unbeknownst to him, the assignment is a front created by his editors to shift the narrative against leaders in Beijing, unnerved by the intensified public opinion. As he digs deeper, he finds himself coming to close brush with the forces of a power struggle among the Party’s top brass. His pursuit of the truth challenges his personal and professional integrity at every step of the way. Faced with a politically-pressured media environment in Hong Kong and the Herald newsroom that has declined from a once globally respected publication to a propaganda mouthpiece, James can only trust his own journalistic beliefs and dogged reporting to piece together the mystery and bring the story to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNonetheless, the answers he uncovers of the conspiracy are more sinister than he could have imagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElaine Chan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a journalist and writer covering Asia and Greater China. She was the Shanghai bureau chief of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and had written and edited for the likes of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile growing up in her native Singapore, she also trained in Western art and painting. But realising she'd never be a Van Gogh, she decided to pursue journalism which she believes is the society's conscience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo Sides Of A Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is her first novel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLee Jeong-ho\u003c\/strong\u003e is a journalist and writer covering East Asia and the Korean peninsula. He has written for \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNews1 Korea\u003c\/i\u003e. He believes that media exists for the progression of democracy, to empower individual citizens of democratic ideals through the dissemination of information.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeong-ho grew up in South Korea and Australia. He had also worked as an officer in the South Korean Air Force, before becoming a journalist. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo Sides Of A Lie \u003c\/i\u003eis his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39814610747505,"sku":"9789814954075","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/9789814954075.jpg?v=1655449054","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/two-sides-of-a-lie","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}