{"product_id":"white-ivy-9781472281814","title":"White Ivy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, November 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e is magic . . . and not soon to be forgotten'' JOSHUA FERRIS, author of \u003ci\u003eThen We Came to the End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTotally addictive, twisting and twisted: Ivy Lin will get under your skin'' ERIN KELLY, author of \u003ci\u003eHe Said\/She Said\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is Austen mixed with the hyperreal sharpness of Donna Tartt''\u003ci\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvy Lin was a thief. But you''d never know it to look at her...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvy 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvy develops a \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClass, race and coming-of-age lock horns in this original, funny, clever novel. \u003cb\u003eTotally addictive, twisting and twisted: Ivy Lin will get under your skin\u003c\/b\u003e -- Erin Kelly, author of HE SAID\/SHE SAID\u003cbr\u003eChock-full of \u003cb\u003ecompelling, exciting ideas\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lynn Steger Strong * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eIf the path of true love never runs smoothly, in \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e it is a rickety old bridge with missing steps  thousands of feet over a dusty canyon. Yang is excellent at pacing and surprises . . . \u003cb\u003eThis is Austen mixed with the hyperreal sharpness of Donna Tartt\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Gilmartin * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompulsively readable, dark and toxic\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewith grim flashes of humour, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e takes a hold of you and doesn't let go. A book I won't forget in a hurry\u003c\/b\u003e -- Harriet Tyce, author of BLOOD ORANGE\u003cbr\u003eThe genius of \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy \u003c\/i\u003eis that each plot point of the romance is fulfilled but also undercut by a traumatic pratfall, \u003cb\u003edescribed in language as bright and scarring as a wound\u003c\/b\u003e -- Noah Berlatsky * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderfully immersive, gritty and authentic\u003c\/b\u003e, and I was totally gripped by Ivy's tenacious, raw, flawed desires and logic... \u003cb\u003eDark and real, Ivy's story will most definitely stay with me\u003c\/b\u003e -- Karen Hamilton, author of THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank, propulsive, clever\u003c\/b\u003e; a deftly handled and funny 21st-century comedy of manners that so interestingly and compellingly explores the symbiosis of cultural and personal history with identity. \u003cb\u003eOne of my favourite novels of the year\u003c\/b\u003e * Susannah Dickey, author of TENNIS LESSONS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efascinating look at the Chinese-American immigrant experience with an unforgettable heroine at its centre\u003c\/b\u003e * Red Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping novel that's thought-provoking, glamorous and twisty all at once \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Yang deftly explores the Chinese-American immigrant experience while maintaining \u003cb\u003ethe addictive pace and glossy feel of a HBO drama\u003c\/b\u003e - and \u003cb\u003ethe manipulative, determined Ivy Lin makes a fascinating fictional antiheroine\u003c\/b\u003e. Initially a coming-of-age story about a teenager struggling to find her place in the world, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e develops into a dread-soaked romance that gradually builds into a full-blown psychological thriller. I haven't read a book this bingeable in months\u003c\/b\u003e -- Moya Crockett * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisitely written and totally irresistible\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative page-turner with a cast of searingly vivid characters and a deeply chilling heart. \u003cb\u003eAn outstanding debut that will make your pulse race - I loved every single word\u003c\/b\u003e -- Anna Downes, author of THE SAFE PLACE\u003cbr\u003eIt's a testament to Susie Yang's skill that\u003cb\u003e she can explore and upend our ideas of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eclass, race, family, and identity while moving us through a plot that twists in such \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewonderful ways. \u003c\/b\u003eBut none of that would matter nearly as much if not for \u003cb\u003ethe truly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eunforgettable narrator, Ivy, who is so hypnotic, the way her voice feels both wild and controlled. She ran right through me.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kevin Wilson, New York Times-bestselling author of NOTHING TO SEE HERE and THE FAMILY FANG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSordid and fun\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Telegraph 'Novel of the Week' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e is magic\u003c\/b\u003e and a necessary corrective both to the stereotypes and the pieties that too easily characterize the immigrant experience. \u003cb\u003eMost pleasing of all \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the story of Ivy Lin, a daring young woman in search of herself, and not soon to be forgotten.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Joshua Ferris, author of THEN WE CAME TO THE END\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e is dark and delicious.\u003c\/b\u003e Ivy Lin eviscerates the model minority stereotype with a smile on her lips and a boot on your neck. \u003cb\u003eCancel your weekend plans, because \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eyou won't be able to take your eyes off Ivy Lin\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lucy Tan, author of WHAT WE WERE PROMISED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElegant and terrifying, steely and sparkling, White Ivy is a propulsive story told with the satisfying simplicity of a classic\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, author of HEX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBold, daring, and sexy, \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e is the immigrant story we've been dying to hear.\u003c\/b\u003e Rather than submit to love, Ivy seeks it out, sinks her teeth into it, and doesn't let go.\u003cb\u003e A stunning debut\u003c\/b\u003e -- Neel Patel, author of IF YOU SEE ME, DON'T SAY HI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly addictive read\u003c\/b\u003e * Glamour's Best Books of 2020 *\u003cbr\u003eSusie Yang delves into class warfare and deceit in\u003cb\u003e the season's biggest debut\u003c\/b\u003e * Entertainment Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eYang's stunning debut novel is \u003cb\u003ea riveting bildungsroman \u003c\/b\u003e * Oprah Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThe modern story of clashing cultures and classes already reads like \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians \u003c\/i\u003emeets Donna Tartt's \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Secret History \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003ePaul's Case\u003c\/i\u003e, Willa Cather's classic story of a desperate middle-class climb. But \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e, the propulsive debut novel by Susie Yang, is more than plot twists and love triangles. 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