{"product_id":"number-one-chinese-restaurant-paperback","title":"Number One Chinese Restaurant - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLillian Li\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Must-Read by \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Fast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFortune Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInStyle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI couldn't get enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis novel practically thumps with heartache and sharp humor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChang-rae Lee, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNative Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in everyone's favorite Chinese restaurant. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades. When disaster strikes, this working family's controlled chaos is set loose, forcing each character to confront the conflicts that fast-paced restaurant life has kept at bay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOwner Jimmy Han hopes to leave his late father's homespun establishment for a fancier one. Jimmy's older brother, Johnny, and Johnny's daughter, Annie, ache to return to a time before a father's absence and a teenager's silence pushed them apart. Nan and Ah-Jack, longtime Duck House employees, are tempted to turn their thirty-year friendship into something else, even as Nan's son, Pat, struggles to stay out of trouble. And when Pat and Annie, caught in a mix of youthful lust and boredom, find themselves in a dangerous game that implicates them in the Duck House tragedy, their families must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice to help their children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerous in spirit, unaffected in its intelligence, multi-voiced, poignant, and darkly funny, \u003ci\u003eNumber One Chinese Restaurant\u003c\/i\u003e looks beyond red tablecloths and silkscreen murals to share an unforgettable story about youth and aging, parents and children, and all the ways that our families destroy us while also keeping us grounded and alive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLillian Li \u003c\/b\u003eis from the D.C. metro area and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. \u003ci\u003eNumber One Chinese Restaurant\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761013653792,"sku":"9781250229328","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dc32e2622f805681ae5a76999fe51e85.webp?v=1780197142","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/number-one-chinese-restaurant-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}