Troublemaker and Other Saints Author:Christina Chiu Meet the Wongs, Shengs, and Tsuis. Each of these families has its own troubles and secrets. But the three clans-whose members include a matriarch who talks to dead relatives, her nymphomaniac granddaughter, and a street punk-share a past and face a common future. Hailed by critics, Troublemaker "refracts classic old-vs.-new-world tensions... more » through the prism of second-generation Chinese-American Gen-Xers." (Time)
"Literary debuts don't come much nervier. [It] explores the generational, cultural and sexual divides with humor and compassion." (The Washington Post Book World)
"Impressive...Chiu weaves gracefully among her characters' several stories. Wonderfully involving and intelligent." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
"[Christina Chiu is] a find." (Detroit Free Press)
"Recommended for all collections." (Library Journal) "I loved every page." (Alice Elliott Dark, author of In the Gloaming)« less
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