Juli Min’s debut novel, Shanghailanders, is a captivating family drama presented in reverse chronology. The story begins in 2040 with Leo Yang, an aging Chinese real estate investor, who finds himself growing distant from his sophisticated Japanese-French wife Eko, their bright and talented daughters Yumi and Yoko, and their youngest child, aspiring actress Kiko. To unravel the complexities of their fractured relationships, Min provides readers with the benefit of hindsight. She traces the family’s history back to 2014, meticulously examining pivotal moments in their lives and revealing how they have shaped the dynamics within the family. The immersive structure of the book clearly reveals that the Yangs have spent a significant portion of the past three decades experiencing both disintegration and reconciliation.
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