Hunger A Novella and Stories Author:Lan Samantha Chang “Spare and haunting tales that ask ordinary questions about that extraordinary emotion: love.”—Chicago Tribune. The novella and five stories that make up this collection reveal the lives of immigrant families haunted by lost loves: a ghost seduces a young girl into a flooded river; a mother command... more »s a daughter to avenge her father’s death; and in the title novella, a woman speaks from beyond the grave about her tragic marriage to an exiled musician whose own disappointments nearly destroyed their two daughters. .« less