{"product_id":"short-girls-bich-minh-nguyen-9780143117506","title":"Short Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of an American Book Award\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by Library Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA novel about two Vietnamese-American sisters, longtime rivals, growing closer as they \"grapplewith their upbringing, their present circumstances and their shortcomings\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Called \"A writer to watch, a tremendous talent\" by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Bich Minh Nguyen makes her fiction debut with the deeply moving and entertaining story of two Vietnamese sisters. Aside from their petite stature, Van and Linny Luong couldn't be more different. Diligent, unassuming Van works as an immigration lawyer in the Michigan suburbs where she resides with her handsome, Chinese-American lawyer husband. Beautiful, fashionable Linny lives in Chicago and has drifted into an affair with a married man. When Van's picture-perfect marriage collapses and Linny finds herself grappling to escape her dead-end life, the long-estranged sisters are unable to confide in one another- until their eccentric inventor father calls them back home to the Vietnamese American community they fled long ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bich Minh Nguyen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143117505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143117506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.08w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2010 pg. 24","brand":"Bich Minh Nguyen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914133831935,"sku":"9780143117506","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_00ceb6d6-7dc6-435a-a716-5c2028df4eb4.jpg?v=1680640535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-girls-bich-minh-nguyen-9780143117506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}