{"product_id":"rental-house-9780593545553","title":"Rental House","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF NPR'S \"BOOKS WE LOVE\" 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most nuanced, astute critiques of America now I've read in years. And it's also frequently hilarious.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e[For] basically anyone who is breathing, \u003ci\u003eRental House\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--San Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Sharp, insightful, occasionally heartbreaking, and incredibly relatable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Gabrielle Zevin, author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For anyone who's experienced demanding parents, misunderstanding in-laws, a vacation-gone-wrong, or mid-life questions about how to reconcile your own personality liabilities with those of the person you love most.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Elif Batuman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eChemistry, \u003c\/i\u003ea sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeru and Nate are college sweethearts who marry despite their family differences: Keru's strict, Chinese, immigrant parents demand perfection (\"To use a dishwasher is to admit defeat,\" says her father), while Nate's rural, white, working-class family distrusts his intellectual ambitions and his \"foreign\" wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome years into their marriage, the couple invites their families on vacation. At a Cape Cod beach house, and later at a luxury Catskills bungalow, Keru, Nate, and their giant sheepdog navigate visits from in-laws and unexpected guests, all while wondering if they have what it takes to answer the big questions: How do you cope when your spouse and your family of origin clash? How many people (and dogs) make a family? And when the pack starts to disintegrate, what can you do to shepherd everyone back together? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her \"wry, wise, and simply spectacular\" style (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine), \u003c\/i\u003eWeike Wang offers a portrait of family that is equally witty, incisive, and tender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeike Wang\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three novels, \u003ci\u003eChemistry, Joan is Okay, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRental House\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of a PEN\/Hemingway Award, a Whiting Award, and an O. Henry Prize, she was also named a National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University, Barnard College, and the University of Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690772136210,"sku":"9780593545553","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_496c53e0-30aa-45e9-88fb-1fcdafe2e7a9.jpg?v=1761747306","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rental-house-9780593545553","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}