![]() ![]() 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. 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.Ĭharles pulls Andrew, his aspiring comedian son, and Grace, his style-obsessed daughter, out of schools he can no longer afford. A brash, lovable immigrant businessman who built a cosmetics empire and made a fortune, he’s just been ruined by the financial crisis. Synopsis (from ) – Charles Wang is mad at America. ![]() The World could be that kind of book a benchmark for younger people to remember where they’re from, who they are, and most importantly how their families arrived here. Nowadays, you can read so many stories of so many people and feel that sense of connection you need when you’re a young minority growing up in America. All I had was The Joy Luck Club and that was pretty much it. When you’re growing up in the 90s in America, there’s not a lot of stories that feature Asian characters. I think the last time I read a book by an Asian woman it was Amy Tan. ![]()
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