Humorem protkaný příběh o lásce, ztrátě a vzpomínkách v jejich nejrůznějších podobách. Život třicetileté Ruth se neubírá zrovna šťastným směrem. Těsně před Vánoci se rozejde se svým snoubencem a k tomu ji překvapí zpráva z domova – její otec Howard Young, uznávaný profesor historie nenávratně ztrácí paměť. Ruth podá výpověď v práci, opustí velkoměsto a vrací se do domu svého dětství, aby rodičům pomohla vyrovnat se s nenadálými změnami. Je ochotná vyzkoušet cokoliv, i zaručené recepty proti demenci – medúzovou polévku či medúzové placičky. Román psaný formou deníkových zápisků je humornou i dojemnou sondou rodinných vztahů.
In usual Lucky Peach style, this well-rounded, informative cookbook has a hip
vibe and quirky illustrations. It will be at home on everyone's shelf.
-Publishers Weekly Part tiny cookbook, part eggcyclopedia, it's packed with
facts-from the science behind the yolk's sunny color to tips on how to tell if
your egg is fresh. The range of recipes is impressive, too. -Wall Street
Journal
'Khong masterfully explores a family splintered by science, struggling to redefine their own lives after uncovering harrowing secrets. Real Americans is a mesmerizing multigenerational novel about privilege, identity and the illusions of the American dream' Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half HOW FAR WILL WE GO TO BELONG? On the precipice of Y2K, unpaid intern Lily Chen is attempting to live the American dream in New York City. But her scientist parents imagined so much more for her when they fled Mao's cultural revolution, hoping for a better life. Despite the glamour of her media job, Lily can barely make rent - until she falls into the arms of Matthew. This young financier can give her a fairy tale life of luxury, and for the first time her dreams appear within reach. High school student Nick Chen and his best friend Timothy are plotting to break free. College promises escape from an isolated and close-knit island in Washington State, space from his strict and secretive mum Lily, and the chance to finally fit in. But when Nick sets out to find his long-lost father, a world of questions opens, and it is one unexpected member of the Chen family who holds the key to it all. Real Americans is a family epic about identity, sacrifice, choices and fate. It is a wildly imaginative and profound story of betrayal and forgiveness that asks us how far we should go for those we love.
