{"product_id":"a-river-of-stars-9780399178795","title":"A River of Stars","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In a powerful debut about modern-day motherhood, immigration, and identity, a pregnant Chinese woman stakes a claim to the American dream in California.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Utterly absorbing.\"--Celeste Ng - \"A marvel of a first novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e- \"The most eye-opening literary adventure of the year.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e- NPR - \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoled up with other mothers-to-be in a secret maternity home in Los Angeles, Scarlett Chen is far from her native China, where she worked in a factory and fell in love with the married owner, Boss Yeung. Now she's carrying his baby. To ensure that his child--his first son--has every advantage, Boss Yeung has shipped Scarlett off to give birth on American soil. As Scarlett awaits the baby's arrival, she spars with her imperious housemates. The only one who fits in even less is Daisy, a spirited, pregnant teenager who is being kept apart from her American boyfriend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a new sonogram of Scarlett's baby reveals the unexpected. Panicked, she goes on the run by hijacking a van--only to discover that she has a stowaway: Daisy, who intends to track down the father of her child. The two flee to San Francisco's bustling Chinatown, where Scarlett will join countless immigrants desperately trying to seize their piece of the American dream. What Scarlett doesn't know is that her baby's father is not far behind her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA River of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid examination of home and belonging and a moving portrayal of a woman determined to build her own future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA River of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vanessa Hua's story spins with wild fervor, with charming protagonists fiercely motivated by maternal and survival instincts.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA River of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is the best of all worlds: part buddy cop adventure, part coming-of-age story and part ode to female friendship.\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hua's epic \u003ci\u003eA River of Stars \u003c\/i\u003efollows a pair of pregnant Chinese immigrant women--two of the more vibrant characters I've come across in a while--on the lam from Los Angeles to San Francisco's Chinatown.\"\u003cb\u003e--R. O. Kwon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Incendiaries\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delightful novel of motherhood and Chinese immigration . . . Without wading into policy debates, Ms Hua dramatises the stories and contributions of immigrants who believe in grand ideals and strive to live up to them.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanessa Hua\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eDeceit and Other Possibilities\u003c\/i\u003e. For two decades, she has been writing, in journalism and fiction, about Asia and the Asian diaspora. She has received a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature, the San Francisco Foundation's James D. Phelan Award, and a Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative Writing, as well as honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Asian American Journalists Association. Her work has appeared in publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eA River of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is Vanessa Hua's first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676165177618,"sku":"9780399178795","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dce132f8-eb64-4d4c-a7fb-5655a85937c2.jpg?v=1761047468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-river-of-stars-9780399178795","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}