I loved the main character, Hattie. My first read of this author but I will remedy that quickly.Romana VysatovaIn three previous novels and a book of short fiction, Gish Jen draped her characters’ troubles in a mood of antic good humor, then gradually allowed those troubles to reveal themselves. ...
The Modern FamilyThe Love wife by Gish Jen published by Vintage Contemporaries in 2005This book tells the story of a nontraditional American family and how they deal with not only the idiosyncrasies found in any family’s make up, but with the specific difficulties faced by an interracial couple m...
Heartfelt thanks also to my many kind and persnickety readers — Dave, Eileen, Jeanne, Neal, Louise, Jayne Anne, Suzanne, Maxine, Camille, Jayne, Ruth, Sam, and Mom. Please note that, as there is no standard transliteration for Shang-hainese, all Chinese phrases in this nov...