{"product_id":"paper-names-9781335012401","title":"Paper Names","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2023*\u003cbr\u003e*A \u003cem\u003ePublishers Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e Buzz Book\u003c\/strong\u003e?*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*A Book of the Month Club Pick*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBrit+Co\u003c\/em\u003e Book to Read in 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e?*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book to Read in May*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e Buzz Book Pick*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer in this propulsive and sweeping story of family, identity, and the American experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in New York and China over three decades, \u003cem\u003ePaper Names \u003c\/em\u003eexplores what it means to be American from three different perspectives. There's Tony, a Chinese-born engineer turned Manhattan doorman who immigrated to the United States to give his family a better life. His daughter, Tammy, whom we meet at age nine and follow through adulthood, and who grapples with the expectations of a first-generation American and her own personal desires. Finally, there's Oliver, a handsome white lawyer with a dark family secret who lives in the building where Tony works. A sudden attack causes their lives to intertwine in ways that will change them forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaut, panoramic and powerful, debut novelist Susie Luo's \u003cem\u003ePaper Names\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis an unforgettable story about the long shadows of our parents, the ripple effect of our decisions and the ways in which our love transcends difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335012401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Susie Luo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766787014837,"sku":"9781335012401","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1cdf351d-1b2a-47d8-8ebe-94f7854d5d21.jpg?v=1710818486","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/paper-names-9781335012401","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}