{"product_id":"9780593545553","title":"Rental House: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWang, Weike\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRiverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/4\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most nuanced, astute critiques of America now I’ve read in years. And it’s also frequently hilarious.\u003cb\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e[For] basically anyone who is breathing, \u003ci\u003eRental House\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—San Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “Sharp, insightful, occasionally heartbreaking, and incredibly relatable.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Gabrielle Zevin, author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For anyone who’s experienced demanding parents, misunderstanding in-laws, a vacation-gone-wrong, or mid-life questions about how to reconcile your own personality liabilities with those of the person you love most.”\u003cbr\u003e—Elif Batuman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eChemistry, \u003c\/i\u003ea sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeru and Nate are college sweethearts who marry despite their family differences: Keru’s strict, Chinese, immigrant parents demand perfection (“To use a dishwasher is to admit defeat,” says her father), while Nate’s rural, white, working-class family distrusts his intellectual ambitions and his “foreign” wife. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome years into their marriage, the couple invites their families on vacation. At a Cape Cod beach house, and later at a luxury Catskills bungalow, Keru, Nate, and their giant sheepdog navigate visits from in-laws and unexpected guests, all while wondering if they have what it takes to answer the big questions: How do you cope when your spouse and your family of origin clash? How many people (and dogs) make a family? And when the pack starts to disintegrate, what can you do to shepherd everyone back together?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her “wry, wise, and simply spectacular” style (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) and “hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron” (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine), \u003c\/i\u003eWeike Wang offers a portrait of family that is equally witty, incisive, and tender.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47189089059071,"sku":"9780593545553","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780593545553_s600x595.jpg?v=1775587383","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780593545553","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}