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Paper Names

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Pub Date 21 Mar 2024 | Archive Date 2 Aug 2023


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Description

Outside a New York apartment building, a violent attack alters the course of three lives forever.

Tony, a Chinese-born engineer turned Manhattan doorman, who immigrated to the United States to give his family a better life.

His daughter, Tammy, who we meet at age nine and follow through to adulthood and who grapples with expectations surrounding a first-generation American and her own personal desires.

And Oliver, a charming, white lawyer with a dark family secret, who is continuously propelled towards Tammy and Tony, whether by fate or his choices.

We follow Tony, Tammy and Oliver across three decades, watching them struggle with the American dream, and whether they must sacrifice and their sense of selves to attain it. This heart-breaking story will make you question - was it really worth it?

Taut, panoramic and powerful; debut novelist Susie Luo's Paper Names is an unforgettable story about the long shadows of our parents, the ripple effects of our decisions and the ways in which our love transcends difference. 

Outside a New York apartment building, a violent attack alters the course of three lives forever.

Tony, a Chinese-born engineer turned Manhattan doorman, who immigrated to the United States to give...


Advance Praise

'Susie Luo's Paper Names is an unforgettable book from a rare talent' - Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country

'With a keen eye for detail, a strong sense of pacing, and a deep understanding of human nature, Susie Luo crafts a moving portrait of two families whose fates intertwine' - Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan Train

'Empathetic, propulsive, and timely, Luo's confident plotting shines in this story of three Americans attempting to redefine themselves in a changing country as their pasts and futures collide. A magnificent debut' - J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest

'So alive and real, you don't merely read this wondrous novel as much as you get to live it' - Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You

'Susie Luo's debut is unblinking, nimble, and written with the kind of clarity one expects from a seasoned author. The word stunning is not hyperbole here' - Brian Castleberry, award-winning author of Nine Shiny Objects

'Susie Luo's Paper Names is an unforgettable book from a rare talent' - Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country

'With a keen eye for detail, a strong sense of pacing...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780857308559
PRICE £9.99 (GBP)
PAGES 224

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