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SELLER In a powerful debut about modern-day motherhood, immigration, and identity, a pregnant Chinese woman stakes a claim to the American dream in California.Utterly absorbing.Celeste Ng A marvel of a first novel.O: The Oprah Magazine Themost eye-opening literary adventure of the year.Entertainment WeeklyNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington PostNPR Real SimpleHoled up with other mothers-to-be in a secret maternity home in Los Angeles, Scarlett Chen is far from her native China, where she worked in a factory and fell in love with the married owner, Boss Yeung. Now shes carrying his baby. To ensure that his childhis first sonhas every advantage, Boss Yeung has shipped Scarlett off to give birth on American soil. As Scarlett awaits the babys arrival, she spars with her imperious housemates. The only one who fits in even less is Daisy, a spirited, pregnant teenager who is being kept apart from her American boyfriend.Then a new sonogram of Scarletts baby reveals the unexpected. Panicked, she goes on the run by hijacking a vanonly to discover that she has a stowaway: Daisy, who intends to track down the father of her child. The two flee to San Franciscos bustling Chinatown, where Scarlett will join countless immigrants desperately trying to seize their piece of the American dream. What Scarlett doesnt know is that her babys father is not far behind her.A River of Starsis a vivid examination of home and belonging and a moving portrayal of a woman determined to build her own future.Praise forA River of StarsVanessa Huas story spins with wild fervor, with charming protagonists fiercely motivated by maternal and survival instincts.USA TodayA River of Starsis the best of all worlds: part buddy cop adventure, part coming-of-age story and part ode to female friendship.NPRHuas epicA River of Starsfollows a pair of pregnant Chinese immigrant womentwo of the more vibrant characters Ive come across in a whileon the lam from Los Angeles to San Franciscos Chinatown.R. O. Kwon, author ofThe Incendiaries, inEsquireAdelightfulnovel of motherhood and Chinese immigration. . . Without wading into policy debates, Ms Hua dramatises the stories and contributions of immigrants who believe in grand ideals and strive to live up to them.The Economist

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Contemporary Fiction

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