{"product_id":"rental-house-weike-wang-paperback-1","title":"Rental House -- Weike Wang, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\n\nONE OF NPR'S \"BOOKS WE LOVE\" 2024 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most nuanced, astute critiques of America now I've read in years. And it's also frequently hilarious.\u003cb\u003e\"\n\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e[For] basically anyone who is breathing, \u003ci\u003eRental House\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read.\"\n\n\u003ci\u003e--San Francisco Chronicle\n\n\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n \"Sharp, insightful, occasionally heartbreaking, and incredibly relatable.\"\n\n\u003cb\u003e--Gabrielle Zevin, author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For anyone who's experienced demanding parents, misunderstanding in-laws, a vacation-gone-wrong, or mid-life questions about how to reconcile your own personality liabilities with those of the person you love most.\"\n\n--Elif Batuman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eChemistry, \u003c\/i\u003ea sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeru and Nate are college sweethearts who marry despite their family differences: Keru's strict, Chinese, immigrant parents demand perfection (\"To use a dishwasher is to admit defeat,\" says her father), while Nate's rural, white, working-class family distrusts his intellectual ambitions and his \"foreign\" wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome years into their marriage, the couple invites their families on vacation. At a Cape Cod beach house, and later at a luxury Catskills bungalow, Keru, Nate, and their giant sheepdog navigate visits from in-laws and unexpected guests, all while wondering if they have what it takes to answer the big questions: How do you cope when your spouse and your family of origin clash? How many people (and dogs) make a family? And when the pack starts to disintegrate, what can you do to shepherd everyone back together? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her \"wry, wise, and simply spectacular\" style (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine), \u003c\/i\u003eWeike Wang offers a portrait of family that is equally witty, incisive, and tender.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weike Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/4\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.8\" H x 5.1\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780593545553\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50561835630896,"sku":"9780593545553","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780593545553.jpg?v=1775119814","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/rental-house-weike-wang-paperback-1","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}