Deceit and other possibilities: stories
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"[A] searing debut." —i>O, The Oprah MagazineIn her powerful collection, first published in 2016 and now featuring new stories, Vanessa Hua gives voice to immigrant families navigating a shifting America. Tied to their ancestral and adopted homelands in ways unimaginable in generations past, these memorable characters span both worlds but belong to none, illustrating the conflict between self and society, tradition and change. This all–new edition of Deceit and Other Possibilities marks the emergence of a remarkable writer.
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9780997199628
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Line, please --
Loaves and fishes --
What we have is what we need --
For what they shared --
The responsibility of deceit --
Accepted --
The shot --
The older the ginger --
Harte Lake --
The deal.
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Booklist Review
Journalist Hua's debut in fiction is an intriguing collection of 10 stories with personal resonance from being the child of Chinese immigrants and a two-decade, continent-hopping career. Each of her protagonists is never quite grounded, caught between multiple cultures and countries. Each hides beneath layers of deceit, clinging to lies that enable survival. In For What They Shared and Accepted, protagonists set literal fires, as if their deceptions might disappear in the flames. In Loaves and Fishes and The Deal, two fallen men of God attempt desperate other-side-of-the-world tactics to recover their flocks. While chicanery destroys relationships in Line, Please and The Shot, betrayal threatens marriages in What We Have Is What We Need and Harte Lake. Hua's ability to imagine the detailed lives of her disparate characters, including a sex-scandal runaway, missionary saviors, and a lock-picking immigrant, gives her stories impact, despite a few jarring endings. Hua's collection pairs well with those of Mia Alvar, Violet Kupersmith, and Tania James. Winner of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award and other honors, Hua is a writer to watch.--Hong, Terry Copyright 2016 Booklist
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