Real Americans by Rachel Khong (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Real Americans by Rachel Khong A mesmerizing multigenerational novel BRIT BENNETT** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **Insightful and heartfelt GLAMOUREasy to inhale GUARDIANMesmerizing BRIT BENNETT, author of THE VANISHING HALF***HOW FAR WILL WE GO TO BELONG?On the precipice of Y2K, unpaid intern Lily Chen is attempting to live the American dream in New York City. But her scientist parents imagined so much more for her when they fled Maos cultural revolution, hoping for a better life. Despite the glamour of her media job, Lily can barely make rent - until she falls into the arms of Matthew. This young financier can give her a fairy tale life of luxury, and for the first time her dreams appear within reach.High school student Nick Chen and his best friend Timothy are plotting to break free. College promises escape from an isolated and close-knit island in Washington State, space from his strict and secretive mum Lily, and the chance to finally fit in. But when Nick sets out to find his long-lost father, a world of questions opens, and it is one unexpected member of the Chen family who holds the key to it all.Real Americans is a family epic about identity, sacrifice, choices and fate. It is a wildly imaginative and profound story of betrayal and forgiveness that asks us how far we should go for those we love.***Traverses time with verve and feeling RAVEN LEILANI, author of LUSTERAn eye-opener, imaginative and exhilarating HA JIN, author of WAITINGGorgeous, heartfelt, soaring, philosophical and deft ANDREW SEAN GREER, author of LESS FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Rachel Khong is the author of Goodbye, Vitamin, winner of the California Book Award for First Fiction and named a best book of the year by NPR; O, The Oprah Magazine; Vogue; and Esquire. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Guardian, The Paris Review, and Tin House. In 2018, she founded the Ruby, a work and event space for women and nonbinary writers and artists in San Franciscos Mission District. She was born in Malaysia and lives in California. Review Real Americans traverses time with verve and feeling. Khong captures how people can be strange to themselves, how bewilderment can be a site of creation (or change, or becoming) -- Raven LeilaniAglow with love in its many forms, suffused with questions of where-and to whom-we belong, Real Americans is a book of rare charm. Khong untangles the roots of family with a wry, tender attention that will leave readers as comforted as they are challenged -- C Pam ZhangGorgeous, heartfelt, soaring, philosophical and deft, Real Americans turns the multigenerational novel inside out. Fate, honesty, our bargains with life. You will keep turning it over and over in your mind -- Andrew Sean GreerReal Americans is a truly special novel. Its an elegant portrait of how we disappoint those we love, despite trying our best, and how attempts to tame humanity misunderstand its complexity. Khong masterfully unfolds each character before us, revealing their dreams and regrets, and their undying hope for better. * Nicola Dinan, author of Bellies *Real Americans is a grand novel that explores the American psyche, dramatizing the fundamental American belief in the ability to change the world and improve humanity. Rachel Khong shows infinite and colorful perceptions of the world, which are often leavened with wisdom. Besides being a page turner, this book is also an eye-opener, imaginative and exhilarating -- Ha Jin Details ISBN1529153700 Author Rachel Khong Publisher Cornerstone Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781529153705 Format Hardcover Imprint Hutchinson Heinemann Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General Language English ISBN-10 1529153700 DEWEY 813.6 Publication Date 2024-04-30 UK Release Date 2024-04-30 Pages 416 Alternative 9781529153712 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159921451;

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