02356cam a2200313 4500 759919350 TxAuBib 20220801120000.0 220712s2022||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781432899936 lg. print : alk. paper 1432899937 lg. print : alk. paper KyBuM KyBuM TxGR TxAuBib Chang, Lan Samantha. The family Chao [Large Type Book] : a novel / Lan Samantha Chang. Large print ed. [Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press/Gale, 2022. 511 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Thorndike Press large print basic. "An acclaimed storyteller returns with 'a gorgeous and gripping literary mystery' that explores 'family, betrayal, passion, race, culture and the American Dream' (Jean Kwok). The residents of Haven, Wisconsin have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant's delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, happy to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. But when brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo Chao is found dead--presumed murdered--his sons find they've drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town. The ensuing trial brings to light potential motives for all three brothers: Dagou, the restaurant's reckless head chef; Ming, financially successful but personally tortured; and the youngest, gentle but lost college student James. Brimming with heartbreak, comedy, and suspense, The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town. 'At once a brilliant reimagining of Dostoevsky and a wholly original and gripping story about the passions, rivalries, and searing pressures that roil a singular immigrant family.'-Jess Walter, author of The Cold Millions"--Provided by the publisher. 20220801. Chinese American families Fiction. Chinese Americans Fiction. Brothers Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Thorndike Press large print basic. RV8