{"product_id":"the-love-wife-paperback","title":"The Love Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGish Jen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the massively talented, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThank You, Mr. Nixon\u003c\/i\u003e comes \"a big story ... about families and identity and race and the American Dream.... Jen's most ambitious and emotionally ample work yet\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Wongs describe themselves as a \"half half\" family, but the actual fractions are more complicated, given Carnegie's Chinese heritage, his wife Blondie's WASP background, and the various ethnic permutations of their adopted and biological children. Into this new American family comes a volatile new member. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer name is Lanlan. She is Carnegie's Mainland Chinese relative, a tough, surprisingly lovely survivor of the Cultural Revolution, who comes courtesy of Carnegie's mother's will. Is Lanlan a very good nanny, a heartless climber, or a posthumous gift from a formidable mother who never stopped wanting her son to marry a nice Chinese girl? Rich in insight, buoyed by humor, \u003ci\u003eThe Love Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is a hugely satisfying work.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the highly praised author of \"Mona in the Promised Land and \"Who's Irish?-a generous, funny, explosive novel about the new \"half-half\" American family. \u003cbr\u003eHere is Carnegie Wong, second-generation Chinese American warm heart and funny guy. Here is his WASP wife, the delicious \"za-za-vavoomy\" Blondie. Here are their two adopted Asian daughters, and their half-half bio son. And here is Mama Wong, Carnegie's no-holds-barred mother, who, eternally opposed to his marriage, has arranged from her grave for a mainland Chinese relation to come look after the kids. Is this woman, as Carnegie claims, a nanny? Or is she, as Blondie fears, something else? \u003cbr\u003eWhat happens as Carnegie and Blondie try to incorporate the ambiguous new arrival into their already complicated lives is touchingly, brilliantly, intricately told. \u003cbr\u003ePowerfully evoking the contemporary American family in all its fragility and strength, Gish Jen has given us her most exuberant and accomplished novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGish Jen is the author of two previous novels and a book of stories. Her honors include the Lannan Award for Fiction and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives with her husband and two children in Cambridge, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGish Jen's \u003ci\u003eWho's Irish?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMona in the Promised Land\u003c\/i\u003e are available in Vintage paperback.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.98 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557971718451,"sku":"9781400076512","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MF0e1pQcrc9781400076512.webp?v=1761202421","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-love-wife-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}