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Named a Must-Read by TIME, Buzzfeed, The Wall Street Journal, Star Tribune, Fast Company, The Village Voice, Toronto Star, Fortune Magazine, InStyle, and O, The Oprah Magazine

A joy to readI couldn''t get enough.
Buzzfeed

This novel practically thumps with heartache and sharp humor.
Chang-rae Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Native Speaker

An exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in everyone's favorite Chinese restaurant.

The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades. When disaster strikes, this

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      Publisher: Picador
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/4/2019 12:06:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781250229328, 978-1250229328
      ISBN10: 1250229324

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Named a Must-Read by TIME, Buzzfeed, The Wall Street Journal, Star Tribune, Fast Company, The Village Voice, Toronto Star, Fortune Magazine, InStyle, and O, The Oprah Magazine

      A joy to read      I couldn''t get enough.
      Buzzfeed

      This novel practically thumps with heartache and sharp humor.
      Chang-rae Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Native Speaker

      An exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in everyone's favorite Chinese restaurant.

      The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades. When disaster strikes, this

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