Happy Family: A Novel
by Wendy Lee
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"Happy family" is not just the name of a dish on a Chinese menu--it also refers ironically to the relationships that Hua Wu discovers in her new home, New York City. Originally from Fuzhou, China, Hua Wu spends most of her time missing her homeland and her grandmother before connecting in a West Village park with Jane Templeton and her daughter, Lily, who was adopted from China. Soon, the young Chinese woman leaves her restaurant job to nanny for Jane and Richard, Jane's husband. A strong show more bond quickly grows between Hua Wu and Lily; when the familial facade finally fractures, Hua Wu takes the steps that she believes are necessary to protect Lily. show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 2008-05
- People/Characters
- Hua Wu; Jane Templeton; Lily Templeton-Walker; Richard Walker; Po Po Cheng; Swallow (show all 21); Sally; Old Chou; Xiao Ru; Miguel; Gao; Ah Jing; Li; Uncle George; Aunt May; Evan; Teacher Zhang; Julie; Mrs. Ma; Feng; Christine
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA; Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Liping, Jiangxi Province, China; Shanghai, China; Los Angeles, California, USA
- Dedication
- For my parents and in memory of my grandfather
- First words
- Dear Lily, I am writing to you from the beach in California.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I could hear the hum of distant traffic getting louder in my ears.
- Blurbers
- Khakpour, Porochista; Chee, Alexander; Searles, John; Park, Ed; Sachs, Dana; Wachtel, Chuck (show all 7); Kafka-Gibbons, Paul
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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