The love wife
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...
| Main Author: | Jen, Gish. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Vintage : Distributed by Random House,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
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. Her 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?--From amazon.com. |
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 379 p. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
140007651X (pbk.) 9781400076512 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
Gish Jen's Who's Irish? and Mona in the Promised Land are available in Vintage paperback. |