Family Trust

<p><strong>A globe-trotting whirlwind tragi-comic family saga that wrings tears from absurdity and laughter from loss. A joy to read from start to finish.<br/> -- Andrew Sean Greer author of <em>Less</em> winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize</strong><br/></p><p><strong><em>The Nest </em>meets <em>Crazy Rich Asians </em>in this sharp comedic novel about a Chinese-American family's attempts (or not) to fulfill its dying patriarch's final bequest.</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Some of us are more equal than others....</em></strong></p><p>Meet Stanley Huang: father husband ex-husband man of unpredictable tastes and temper aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.</p><p>Meet Stanley's family: son Fred frustrated that his years of academic striving (Harvard MBA!) haven't protected him from career stagnation; daughter Kate balancing a capricious boss a distracted husband and two small children; ex-wife Linda familiar with and suspicious of Stanley's grandiose ways; and second wife Mary giver of foot rubs and ego massages. </p><p>For years Stanley has insistently claimed that he's worth a small fortune. Now as the Huangs come to terms with Stanley's approaching death they are also starting to fear that Stanley's small fortune may be more small than fortune. A study in the difference between expectation and reality (npr.org) a bittersweet rumination on what we owe our families and a sharp-eyed look at Silicon Valley's culture of excess <em>Family Trust </em>is a dryly cynical (<em>Globe and Mail</em>) satire of the American dream. </p>