What We Were Promised

from fhudnell

This wasn't for me. I didn't care for the writing style because it was all tell, no show, of both events and emotions and I gave up on it at 35%. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

from wagner.sarah35

I liked how the story in this novel turned out, with many of the characters confronting and making peace with their past. While the novel centers around the life of an elite Chinese-American family in Shanghai, one of the best characters is their housekeeper Sunny, who observes their luxurious li...

from RealLifeReading

In the first chapter of this book, I learn a surprising fact about China - it has one standard time zone, despite it spanning five geographical time zones! How confusing is that? Luckily this book, despite its interweaving stories of an expat family, a long-lost brother, and a housekeeping staff-...