Today, in partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, we bring you a giveaway of The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang!
About the book
A hilarious debut novel about a wealthy but fractured Chinese immigrant family that had it all, only to lose every last cent—and about the road trip they take across America that binds them back together.
Charles Wang is mad at America. A brash, lovable immigrant businessman who built a cosmetics empire and made a fortune, he’s just been ruined by the financial crisis. Now all Charles wants is to get his kids safely stowed away so that he can go to China and attempt to reclaim his family’s ancestral lands—and his pride.
Charles pulls Andrew, his aspiring comedian son, and Grace, his style-obsessed daughter, out of schools he can no longer afford. Together with their stepmother, Barbra, they embark on a cross-country road trip from their foreclosed Bel-Air home to the upstate New York hideout of the eldest daughter, disgraced art world it-girl Saina. But with his son waylaid by a temptress in New Orleans, his wife ready to defect for a set of 1,000-thread-count sheets, and an epic smash-up in North Carolina, Charles may have to choose between the old world and the new, between keeping his family intact and finally fulfilling his dream of starting anew in China.
Outrageously funny and full of charm, The Wangs vs. the World is an entirely fresh look at what it means to belong in America—and how going from glorious riches to (still name-brand) rags brings one family together in a way money never could.
About the Author
JADE CHANG has covered arts and culture as a journalist and editor. She is the recipient of a Sundance Fellowship for Arts Journalism, the AIGA/Winterhouse Award for Design Criticism, and the James D. Houston Memorial scholarship from the Squaw Valley Community of Writers.
See where Jade is heading on her national author tour!
About the giveaway:
Between the Old World and the New – Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, one (1) winner from our site receives:
· copy of The Wangs vs the World
· plus a a Qing Tree scarf.
Use the form below to enter, and good luck!
18 Comments
Rhiannon
October 10, 2016 at 9:52 amThis book sounds like an amazing journey. Thanks!
Lexi
October 10, 2016 at 11:38 amThis sounds like a interesting road trip.
Mary A
October 10, 2016 at 3:52 pmThanks for the giveaway. I’m intrigued and will be on the lookout for this book.
Hebe
October 10, 2016 at 5:00 pmThis looks like a lovely book. Thanks for the giveaway.
Jordan
October 10, 2016 at 6:01 pmThanks so much for the giveaway opportunity! I keep hearing about this one and am so excited for it!
Kim Henrichs
October 10, 2016 at 7:06 pmThis looks like a great one!!
Lan
October 10, 2016 at 8:22 pmThis sounds like quite a trip.
Mary Preston
October 11, 2016 at 2:11 amI agree, this sounds like a fun read.
Michael Shulman
October 11, 2016 at 9:01 pmHope I win
KM
October 11, 2016 at 11:21 pmI’ve been hearing a lot about this book. I’m excited.
Sarah
October 12, 2016 at 9:09 pmMy husband is a Wang, so I would like this.
Anne C
October 13, 2016 at 3:11 amI would love to read this. It sounds fun and inspiring!
Anonymous
October 13, 2016 at 3:32 pmLooks like a lot of fun.
Hannah H
October 14, 2016 at 11:10 amI am always excited for dysfunctional family road trips! Lord knows I’ve been on a few myself.
holdenj
October 14, 2016 at 12:20 pmI have been hearing fantastic things about this new book! I am looking forward to reading it.
Jenna O
October 16, 2016 at 1:50 pmSounds like a really lovely book!
Manda Shank
October 17, 2016 at 9:27 amI heard a review of this on NPR, love to read the book.
Rae Ru
October 18, 2016 at 5:08 amRoad trip + adventure + Asians~! (an Asian herself) = awesomeness~~