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A globe-trotting, whirlwind, tragi-comic family saga … A joy ANDREW SEAN GREER. Meet Stanley Huang: Father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable temper, aficionado of bargain luxury goods. He s just been diagnosed with cancer, and his family are dealing with the fall-out.

Meet Stanley s family: Son Fred, a banker who never has enough money; daughter Kate, juggling a difficult boss and her two small children; ex-wife Linda, suspicious of Stanley s grand gestures; and second wife Mary, giver of foot rubs and ego massages.

Meet Stanley s fortune: As the Huangs come to terms with Stanley s approaching death, they are starting to fear that there s a lot less in the pot than they thought. And that s a problem when you re living in one of the wealthiest parts of California…

Spanning themes of culture, ambition, love and – most of all – family, this sparkling debut is a sharp, funny and loving portrait of modern Asian-American life.