
Family Trust
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Meet Stanley Huang: Father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable temper, aficionado of bargain luxury goods. He's just been diagnosed with cancer, and his family are dealing with the fall-out.
Meet Stanley's family: Son Fred, a banker who never has enough money; daughter Kate, juggling a difficult boss and her two small children; ex-wife Linda, suspicious of Stanley's grand gestures; and second wife Mary, giver of foot rubs and ego massages.
Meet Stanley's fortune: As the Huangs come to terms with Stanley's approaching death, they are starting to fear that there's a lot less in the pot than they thought. And that's a problem when you're living in one of the wealthiest parts of California...
Spanning themes of culture, ambition, love and - most of all - family, this sparkling debut is a sharp, funny and loving portrait of modern Asian-American life.
PRAISE FOR FAMILY TRUST:
'Silky in satire, the writing is biting, bristling, intelligent' Irish Times.
'A brilliant mashup of Crazy Rich Asians and Arrested Development... The best kind of family drama' Cristina Alger, author of The Banker's Wife.
'Deftly weaves together rich family drama, biting corporate satire and deeply felt immigrant story... A sharp, spirited and wholly original take on the American Dream' Jillian Medoff.
'A wicked and witty send up of Asian-American Silicon Valley elite, a delightful debut that Jane Austen would be proud of' Micah Perks.
Reviews / Votes
Racial stereotyping stalks Fred and Kate's lives. Wang is especially strong on this element of her story, drawing out the immigrant experience by contrasting the Huang generations... Wang's satire has bite' * The Sunday Times * 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 Deftly weaves together rich family drama, biting corporate satire and deeply felt immigrant story... A sharp, spirited and wholly original take on the American Dream' A wicked and witty send up of Asian-American Silicon Valley elite, a delightful debut that Jane Austen would be proud of Wang brings levity and candour to the tricky terrain of family dynamics, aging and excess * Publishers Weekly * Wang speaks with authority, insight and irony about ethnic and social realities in Silicon Valley, mixed-race relationships and marriages * Kirkus Reviews * Silky in satire, the writing is biting, bristling, intelligent An amusing tale of family ups and downs * Connaught Telegraph *More details
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Stanley
- Chapter 2: Fred
- Chapter 3: Linda
- Chapter 4: Kate
- Chapter 5: Fred
- Chapter 6: Linda
- Chapter 7: Kate
- Chapter 8: Linda
- Chapter 9: Fred
- Chapter 10: Linda
- Chapter 11: Kate
- Chapter 12: Fred
- Chapter 13: Kate
- Chapter 14: Linda
- Chapter 15: Fred
- Chapter 16: Kate
- Chapter 17: Mary
- Chapter 18: Fred
- Chapter 19: Linda
- Chapter 20: Fred
- Chapter 21: Kate
- Chapter 22: Stanley
- Nine Months Later
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Praise for Family Trust
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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