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Chargement... Family Trust: A Novel (édition 2019)par Kathy Wang (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreFamily Trust par Kathy Wang
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) hellokirsti | Jan 3, 2024 |  Family patriarch Stanley Huang has pancreatic cancer, aka the one with one of the lowest survival rates, and the family must cope. Son Fred is a venture capitalist for a "middling" firm (still handling way more money than I've seen, but he feels inadequate as he thinks he should've landed a 'bigger' job with a degree from Harvard Business School) but may have found a lucrative opportunity overseas, and daughter Kate is an executive for a Silicon Valley company that has vibes of an Apple-like with the a creative terror similar to Musk as her boss, though she has trouble at home trying to figure out what her husband does all day as he works on his startup. Stanley's first wife (and Kate & Fred's mother) Linda is a pragmatic woman, but in her loneliness turns to online dating, and second wife Mary seems to be background/kind of just there until we get a PoV later in the book. I can't put my finger on why I liked this more than Wangs vs the World (perhaps because all the family units felt more woven together, unlike having the older sister in a separate thread from the rest of the family?) Unfortunately, a line Fred says when talking to a would-be partner in an investment that "all the unicorns are staying private, like Uber and Pinterest" is now dated as they've both gone public in spring 2019. Then again, aren't all 'contemporary' novels eventually going to become period pieces? I felt for Kate & Linda's plots the strongest, and had little sympathy for Fred though I can easily see him hanging out with Edison Cheng from CRA, with both men thinking the other an insufferable cock. (  ) Daumari | Dec 28, 2023 |  ) GeauxGetLit | May 27, 2023 |  ) MarkMad | Jul 14, 2021 | ) CarrieWuj | Oct 24, 2020 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML: Some of us are more equal than others.... 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. For years, Stanley has claimed that he's worth a small fortune. But the time is now coming when the details of his estate will finally be revealed, and Stanley's family is nervous. For his son Fred, the inheritance Stanley has long alluded to would soothe the pain caused by years of professional disappointment. By now, the Harvard Business School graduate had expected to be a financial tech god â?? not a minor investor at a middling corporate firm, where he isn't even allowed to fly business class. Stanley's daughter, Kate, is a middle manager with one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious tech companies. She manages the capricious demands of her world-famous boss and the needs of her two young children all while supporting her would-be entrepreneur husband (just until his startup gets off the ground, which will surely be soon). But lately, Kate has been sensing something amiss; just because you say you have it all, it doesn't mean that you actually do. Stanley's second wife, Mary Zhu, twenty-eight years his junior, has devoted herself to making her husband comfortable in every wayâ??rubbing his feet, cooking his favorite dishes, massaging his ego. But lately, her commitment has waned; caring for a dying old man is far more difficult than she expected. Linda Liang, Stanley's first wife, knows her ex better than anyone. She worked hard for decades to ensure their financial security, and is determined to see her children get their due. Single for nearly a decade, she might finally be ready for some romantic companionship. But where does a seventy-two year old Chinese woman in California go to find an appropriate boyfriend? As Stanley's death approaches, the Huangs are faced with unexpected challenges that upend them and eventually lead them to discover what they most value. A compelling tale of cultural expectations, career ambitions and our relationships with the people who know us best, Family Trust skewers the ambition and desires that drive Silicon Valley and draws a sharply loving portrait of modern American family life Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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