{"product_id":"vodka-and-mandheling","title":"Vodka and Mandheling","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePRE-ORDER. DUE FOR RELEASE APRIL\/MAY 2027. PLEASE BE AWARE THIS RELEASE DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eALL ORDERS CONTAINING PRE-ORDERS WILL BE HELD AND DISPATCHED WHEN ALL ITEMS IN THE ORDER ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND WHEN PLACING ORDERS CONTAINING PRE-ORDERS AND IN STOCK ITEMS.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePre-orders placed by 19th October 2026 will receive the gorgeous pre-order freebies (please see pic). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWe cannot guarantee you will receive these freebies if you make your pre-order after the 19th October 2026 deadline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"featured-row-desc\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA simple yet complicated romance between two men whose worlds could not be more different.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhu Jingru\u003c\/strong\u003e, the charismatic owner of a bohemian bar, lives like a wandering spirit—bold, restless, here one second and gone the next. \u003cstrong\u003eBai Qinglin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the reserved barista of the elegant café across the street, is his opposite in every way: disciplined, distant, and content within the quiet walls he’s built around himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir paths cross on an ordinary morning over coffee, but something in Bai’s careful stillness sparks a fascination Zhu can’t shake. What begins as curiosity turns into deliberate courtship: calculated encounters disguised as coincidence, small gestures that accumulate like falling snow. Zhu coaxes warmth from a man who seems untouched by desire, one whose acknowledgments come only in glances held a moment too long, in silences that say everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet Bai is not unmoved. Beneath the ice lies a hunger he’s spent years suppressing, a longing sharpened by Zhu’s persistence. The more Zhu pushes, the harder Bai tries to hold his ground—until resistance becomes impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA story of \u003cstrong\u003epatient pursuit\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eslow unraveling of emotional defences\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVodka and Mandheling\u003c\/em\u003e shows how love arrives where it’s least expected—and transforms everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"featured-row-desc\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"GBS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58817461387638,"sku":"9781969884054","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/0970\/9115\/files\/VODKAP1.jpg?v=1790326906","url":"https:\/\/travellingman.com\/products\/vodka-and-mandheling","provider":"Travelling Man UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}