Family Trust - by Kathy Wang (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A family saga based in Silicon Valley that follows the Huang family as they come to terms with their patriarch's terminal cancer diagnosis and anticipate the distribution of his highly valuable estate"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"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."<br/> -- Andrew Sean Greer, author of <em>Less</em>, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize</strong><br/></p><p><strong><em>The Nest </em>meets <em>Crazy Rich Asians </em>in this sharp comedic novel about a Chinese-American family's attempts (or not) to fulfill its dying patriarch's final bequest.</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Some of us are more equal than others....</em></strong></p><p>Meet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods, newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.</p><p>Meet Stanley's family: son Fred, frustrated that his years of academic striving (Harvard MBA!) haven't protected him from career stagnation; daughter Kate, balancing a capricious boss, a distracted husband, and two small children; ex-wife Linda, familiar with and suspicious of Stanley's grandiose ways; and second wife Mary, giver of foot rubs and ego massages. </p><p>For years, Stanley has insistently claimed that he's worth a small fortune. Now, as the Huangs come to terms with Stanley's approaching death, they are also starting to fear that Stanley's small fortune may be more small than fortune. A study in the difference between expectation and reality (npr.org), a bittersweet rumination on what we owe our families, and a sharp-eyed look at Silicon Valley's culture of excess, <em>Family Trust </em>is a dryly cynical (<em>Globe and Mail</em>) satire of the American dream. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Meet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods, newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For years, Stanley has claimed that he's worth a small fortune. But the time is now coming when the details of his estate will finally be revealed, and Stanley's family is nervous.</p><p>For his son, Fred, the inheritance Stanley has long alluded to would soothe the pain caused by years of professional disappointment. By now, the Harvard Business School graduate had expected to be a financial tech god--not a minor investor at a middling corporate firm where he isn't even allowed to fly business class. </p><p>Stanley's daughter, Kate, is a middle manager with one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious tech companies. She manages the capricious demands of her world-famous boss and the needs of her two young children all while supporting her would-be entrepreneur husband (just until his startup gets off the ground, which will surely be soon). But lately, Kate has been sensing something is amiss; just because you say you have it all, it doesn't mean that you actually do. </p><p>Stanley's second wife, Mary Zhu, twenty-eight years his junior, has devoted herself to making her husband comfortable in every way--rubbing his feet, cooking his favorite dishes, massaging his ego. But lately, her commitment has waned; caring for a dying old man is far more difficult than she expected.</p><p>Linda Liang, Stanley's first wife, knows her ex better than anyone. She worked hard for decades to ensure their financial security, and is determined to see her children get their due. Single for nearly a decade, she might finally be ready for some romantic companionship. But where does a seventy-two-year-old Chinese woman in California go to find an appropriate boyfriend? </p><p>As Stanley's death approaches, the Huangs are faced with unexpected challenges that upend them and eventually lead them to discover what they most value. A compelling tale of cultural expectations, career ambitions and our relationships with the people who know us best, <em>Family Trust</em> skewers the <br/>ambition and desires that drive Silicon Valley and draws a sharply loving portrait of modern American family life.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Family Trust is a smart, thoughtful, and funny read that you won't want to put down."--<em>Popsugar</em><br><br>"Astute...[Wang] brings levity and candor to the tricky terrain of family dynamics, aging, and excess [and] expertly considers the values of high-tech high society."<em></em>--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"At once a Chinese-American story, a Silicon Valley story, and a family saga with great characters and robust storytelling. It's smart and wickedly funny, too, which is a winning combination." --Bookreporter.com<br><br>"[Wang] explores Silicon Valley subculture with wit and ultimately reveals a deep understanding of her feckless strivers."--<em>Booklist</em><br><br>"American literature knows family about as well as anything else....By now the clichés write themselves. Yet debut author Kathy Wang confidently leans into them, spicing up old stories -- the tense reunions and fatal betrayals and dying fathers -- with fresh faces."--<em>Entertainment Weekly</em><br><br>"Insightful, witty and acutely honest.... Succeeds on many levels and will appeal to a wide variety of readers."--<em>BookPage</em><br><br>"Insightful, witty and acutely honest....[Wang's] dissection of the glamorous appeal of this superficial slice of life succeeds on many levels."--<em>BookPage</em><br><br>"Readers who enjoy complicated novels about family issues will find this engrossing work impossible to put down."--<em>Library Journal </em>(starred review)<br><br>"Set in a Silicon Valley that is as monstrous and absurd as it is true to life, <em>Family Trust</em> examines the nature of family loyalty and obligation as well as the choices that set lives on seemingly irreversible courses."--<em>San Francisco Book Review</em><br><br>"Wang speaks with authority, insight, and irony about the ethnic and socio-economic realities at business school, in Silicon Valley, in mixed-race relationships and marriages. A strong debut."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br><br>"Silky in satire, the writing is biting, bristling, intelligent; this is a detached story of modern family ties, frequently funny but seldom warm."--Irish Times<br><br>"An old plot device gets a fresh life in this debut novel about a family gathering around the impending death of its patriarch in Silicon Valley."--<em>Washington Post</em><br><br>"A mash-up of <em>Crazy Rich Asians</em> and the TV series <em>Silicon Valley</em>, with elements of Tom Wolfe's <em>The Bonfire Of The Vanities</em> and Jane Austen's comedy of manners and family dynamics."--Irish Times<br><br>"This social satire is Kathy Wang's debut, and it bristles with wit."--Toronto Star<br><br>"Addictive....a story about families and what connects everyone to one another, about the ties that bind and what the comfort that financial security can bring to people inside the hamster wheel of American consumerism."--NPR.org<br><br>"Guaranteed jackpot for book clubs."--People, Book of the Week<br><br>"FAMILY TRUST offers an exquisite rendering of the way relationships evolve and are nurtured over a lifetime, and of the circumstances that either draw individuals closer or drive them apart."<br/><br/>--Meghan Maclain Weir, author of <em>The Book of Essie</em><br><br>"Dryly cynical...the hook, however, lies in Wang's relatable portraits of the various members of the Huang family."--The Globe and Mail<br><br>"It's a story of trust in both senses of the word, and Wang guides us effortlessly through that intertwining mess of love and resentment that only family can create. She does so against the backdrop of Silicon Valley wealth and pretensions, perfectly skewering its (and our) culture of excess."--Buzzfeed<br><br>"Appealing, warm and witty...<em>Family Trust</em> is the perfect title, though <em>Crazy Rich Asians</em> (alas, already taken) would describe this deliciously entertaining novel just as well."--AARP Magazine<br><br>"Funny and compelling."--Southern Living<br><br>"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."--Andrew Sean Greer, author of <em>Less</em>, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize<br><br>"A wicked and witty send up of Asian-American Silicon Valley elite, a delightful debut that Jane Austen would have approved of."--Micah Perks, author of <em>What Becomes Us</em><br><br>"A sharp, spirited and wholly original take on the American Dream."--Jillian Medoff, bestselling author of <em>This Could Hurt</em><br><br>"FAMILY TRUST reads like a brilliant mashup of <em>The Nest </em>and <em>Crazy Rich Asians </em>(with a soupçon of <em>Arrested Development </em>for good measure). It's dark and funny and entertaining and thoughtful all at once. The best kind of family drama. I loved every page."--Cristina Alger, author of <em>The Banker's Wife</em><br>
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