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The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma | NYT Editors' Choice Best Book of Year PB NEW

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Item specifics

Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Intended Audience
Adults, Trade
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Era
2020s
Personalized
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9781640096189

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1640096183
ISBN-13
9781640096189
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20060623368

Product Key Features

Book Title
Chinese Groove : a Novel
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Family Life, Asian American
Genre
Fiction
Author
Kathryn Ma
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Synopsis
Anne Tyler meets Jade Chang in this buoyant, good-hearted, and sharply written novel about a blithely optimistic immigrant with big dreams, dire prospects, and a fractured extended family in need of his help--even if they don't know it yet "Ma's iteration of the young migrant story is imbued with inherent optimism."-- New York Times Book Review Eighteen-year-old Shelley, born into a much-despised branch of the Zheng family in Yunnan Province and living in the shadow of his widowed father's grief, dreams of bigger things. Buoyed by an exuberant heart and his cousin Deng's tall tales about the United States, Shelley heads to San Francisco to claim his destiny, confident that any hurdles will be easily overcome by the awesome powers of the "Chinese groove," a belief in the unspoken bonds between countrymen that transcend time and borders. Upon arrival, Shelley is dismayed to find that his "rich uncle" is in fact his unemployed second cousin once removed and that the grand guest room he'd envisioned is but a scratchy sofa. The indefinite stay he'd planned for? That has a firm two-week expiration date. Even worse, the loving family he hoped would embrace him is in shambles, shattered by a senseless tragedy that has cleaved the family in two. They want nothing to do with this youthful bounder who's barged into their lives. Ever the optimist, Shelley concocts a plan to resuscitate his American dream by insinuating himself into the family. And, who knows, maybe he'll even manage to bring them back together in the process.

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