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From the massively talented, award-winning author of Thank You, Mr. Nixon comes “a big story … about families and identity and race and the American Dream…. Jen’s most ambitious and emotionally ample work yet” (The New York Times).

The Wongs describe themselves as a“half half” family, but the actual fractions are more complicated, given Carnegie’sChinese heritage, his wife Blondie’s WASP background, and the various ethnic permutationsof their adopted and biological children. Into this new American family comes a volatilenew 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’smother’s will. Is Lanlan a very good nanny, a heartless climber, or a posthumousgift from a formidable mother who never stopped wanting her son to marry a nice Chinesegirl? Rich in insight, buoyed by humor, The Love Wife is a hugely satisfying work.