{"product_id":"family-trust-a-novel-by-kathy-wang","title":"Family Trust by Kathy Wang (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A globe-trotting, whirlwind, tragi-comic family saga that wrings tears from absurdity and laughter from loss.  A joy to read from start to finish.”\u003cbr\u003e   — Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nest meets Crazy Rich Asians in this sharp comedic novel about a Chinese-American family's attempts (or not) to fulfill its dying patriarch's final bequest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of us are more equal than others....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods, newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Stanley's family: son Fred, frustrated that his years of academic striving (Harvard MBA!) haven't protected him from career stagnation; daughter Kate, balancing a capricious boss, a distracted husband, and two small children; ex-wife Linda, familiar with and suspicious of Stanley's grandiose ways; and second wife Mary, giver of foot rubs and ego massages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Stanley has insistently claimed that he's worth a small fortune. Now, as the Huangs come to terms with Stanley's approaching death, they are also starting to fear that Stanley's \"small fortune\" may be more \"small\" than \"fortune.\" A \"study in the difference between expectation and reality\" (npr.org), a bittersweet rumination on what we owe our families, and a sharp-eyed look at Silicon Valley's culture of excess, Family Trust is a \"dryly cynical\" (Globe and Mail) satire of the American dream.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Next Chapter Books \u0026 Bookmobile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44820084850825,"sku":"9780062855251","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/6087\/8729\/files\/Family_Trust_-_Hardcover_-_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1761677566","url":"https:\/\/www.nextchapterbookmobile.com\/products\/family-trust-a-novel-by-kathy-wang","provider":"Next Chapter Books \u0026 Bookmobile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}