Jenny Zhang’s debut short-story collection, Sour Heart is a sometimes dark, often humorous and always compelling look at the coming-of-age experience as part of an immigrant family in America, but unlike anything you’ve read before.
Fans of Zadie Smith and Helen Oyeyemi will not want to miss this one.
Just because the weather is starting to warm up, doesn’t mean you should give up your reading time. Game of Thrones may be great on screen, but reading that series is an investment we don’t all have time for. Instead, everyone is looking for the next Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train to fill the void.
The Now to Read Book Club is here to help.
Sour Heart recounts the experiences of daughters of Chinese immigrants living and growing up in Chinese-American families in the heart of New York City.
Each of the seven short stories carries the reader seamlessly from girlhood to adulthood and across multiple protagonists, each reflecting on experiences that seem familiar and yet intriguingly distant all at once.
While all unique in their characters and narrative, the themes, concepts and ideas of each of the stories weave together to form an extraordinary social tapestry that is especially relevant right now.
Featuring stories of school girl crushes, family disputes, class and identity, will subtly subverting stereotypes, Sour Heart will keep you engaged from start to finish.
If you are a fan of Handmaid’s Tale, this is the perfect book for you.
Available now in bookstores and to download.
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“I will never forget the first time I read Jenny Zhang … I was stunned, moved and – quite frankly – a little jealous” – Lena Dunham
“As I read, I quickly realized this was something so new and powerful that it would come to shape the world, not just the literary world, but what we know about reality. Zhang’s version of honesty goes way past the familiar, with passages that burst into a bold, startling brilliance. Get ready” – Miranda July
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