The family Chao : a novel /
The residents of Haven, Wisconsin have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant's delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. But when brash, charismatic and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead, presumed murdered, hi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton & Company,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The residents of Haven, Wisconsin have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant's delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. But when brash, charismatic and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead, presumed murdered, his sons find they've drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town. The ensuing trial brings to light potential motives for all three brothers, Dagou, the restaurant's reckless head chef, Ming, financially successful but personally tortured and the youngest, gentle but lost college student James. Brimming with heartbreak, comedy and suspense, The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town. |
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| Physical Description: | 301 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780393868074 0393868079 9781324050469 1324050462 |