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A dark and glittering debut that traces a mixed family’s troubled
trajectory through developing China
Shanghai, 2007: feeling betrayed by her American mother’s engagement to
their rich landlord Lu Fang, fourteen-year-old Alva begins plotting her
escape. But the exclusive American School – a potential ticket out – is
not what she imagined.
Qingdao, 1985: newlywed Lu Fang works as a lowly shipping clerk. Though
he aspires to a bright future, he is one of many casualties of harsh
political reforms. Then China opens up to foreigners and capital, and
Lu Fang meets a woman who makes him question what he should settle for.
A mesmerising reversal of the east–west immigrant narrative set against
China’s economic boom, River East, River West is a deeply moving
exploration of race, identity and family, of capitalism’s false promise
and private dreams.
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River East, River West
Aube Rey Lescure
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Set against the backdrop of developing modern China, this
mesmerizing literary debut is part coming-of-age tale, part family
and social drama, as it follows two generations searching for
belonging and opportunity in a rapidly changing world--perfect for
readers of Behold the Dreamers, White Ivy, and The Leavers.
Shanghai, 2007: Fourteen-year-old Alva has always longed for more.
Raised by her American expat mother, she's never known her Chinese
father, and is certain a better life awaits them in America. But
when her mother announces her engagement to their wealthy Chinese
landlord, Lu Fang, Alva's hopes are dashed, and so she plots for
the next best thing: the American School in Shanghai. Upon
admission, though, Alva is surprised to discover an institution run
by an exclusive community of expats and the ever-wilder thrills of
a city where foreigners can ostensibly act as they please. 1985: In
the seaside city of Qingdao, Lu Fang is a young, married man and a
lowly clerk in a shipping yard. Though he once dreamed of a bright
future, he is one of many casualties in his country's harsh
political reforms. So when China opens its doors to the first wave
of foreigners in decades, Lu Fang's world is split wide open after
he meets an American woman who makes him confront difficult
questions about his current status in life, and how much will ever
be enough. In a stunning reversal of the east-to-west immigrant
narrative and set against China's political history and economic
rise, River East, River West is an intimate family drama and a
sharp social novel. Alternating between Alva and Lu Fang's points
of view, this is a profoundly moving exploration of race and class,
cultural identity and belonging, and the often-false promise of the
American Dream.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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