White Ivy

White Ivy
Susie Yang
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 368pg
19 Aug 2021 UK
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9781472281814
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' White Ivy is magic' JOSHUA FERRIS, author of Then We Came to the End' Ivy Lin eviscerates the model minority stereotype with a smile on her lips and boot on your neck' LUCY TAN, author of What We Were PromisedIvy Lin was a thief. But you' d never know it to look at her. . . Ivy Lin, a Chinese immigrant growing up in a low-income apartment complex outside Boston, is desperate to assimilate with her American peers. Her parents disapprove, berating her for her mediocre grades and what they see as her lazy, entitled attitude. But Ivy has a secret weapon, her grandmother Meifeng, from whom she learns to shoplift to get the things she needs to fit in. Ivy develops a taste for winning and for wealth. As an adult, she reconnects with the blond-haired golden boy of a prominent political family, and thinks it' s fate. But just as Ivy is about to have everything she' s ever wanted, a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening the almost-perfect life she' s worked so hard to build. Filled with surprising twists, and offering sharp insights into the immigrant experience, White Ivy is both a love triangle and a coming-of-age story - as well as a dark glimpse at what can happen when we yearn for success at any cost. MORE PRAISE FOR THIS SPELLBINDING DEBUT NOVEL:' It' s a testament to Susie Yang' s skill that she can explore and upend our ideas of class, race, family, and identity while moving us through a plot that twists in such wonderful ways. But none of that would matter nearly as much if not for the truly unforgettable narrator, Ivy. . . ' Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here and The Family Fang' Bold, daring, and sexy, White Ivy is the immigrant story we' ve been dying to hear' Neel Patel, author of If You See Me, Don' t Say Hi
It' s a testament to Susie Yang' s skill that she can explore and upend our ideas of class, race, family, and identity while moving us through a plot that twists in such wonderful ways. But none of that would matter nearly as much if not for the truly unforgettable narrator, Ivy, who is so hypnotic, the way her voice feels both wild and controlled. She ran right through me. "White Ivy is magic and a necessary corrective both to the stereotypes and the pieties that too easily characterize the immigrant experience. Most pleasing of all is the story of Ivy Lin, a daring young woman in search of herself, and not soon to be forgotten. White Ivy is dark and delicious. Ivy Lin eviscerates the model minority stereotype with a smile on her lips and a boot on your neck. Cancel your weekend plans, because you won' t be able to take your eyes off Ivy LinElegant and terrifying, steely and sparkling, White Ivy is a propulsive story told with the satisfying simplicity of a classicBold, daring, and sexy, White Ivy is the immigrant story we' ve been dying to hear. Rather than submit to love, Ivy seeks it out, sinks her teeth into it, and doesn' t let go. A stunning debutA truly addictive read - Glamour' s Best Books of 2020
SUSIE YANG was born in China and came to the United States as a child. After receiving her doctorate of pharmacy from Rutgers University, she launched a tech startup in San Francisco that has taught twenty thousand people how to code. She has studied creative writing at Tin House and Sackett Street. She has lived across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and now resides in the UK. White Ivy is her first novel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781472281814
Published: 19 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wildfire
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Weight: 41g
Pages: 368

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