Counterfeit: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times BESTSELLER - the most exciting and addictive heist novel you’ll read this summer!

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But when their spectacular success is threatened and Winnie vanishes once again, Ava is left to face the consequences. This book was a massive disappointment for me, especially after hearing a lot of good news about it.

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It is high time that the authors stop going after racial stereotyping and create some unique literary creations with pure content that will genuinely excite the readers. Come for the con, stay for the insights into identity and self discovery, and the ever-elusive American dream.

Regaling the detective with her story of being at Stanford and her fobby and irritating roommate Winnie, we follow the trajectory of her life and family background, Ava’s position as a hard-working, straight laced daughter of Chinese immigrants adjusts to the ruthless business of producing, exchanging, and selling counterfeit superfake designer bags. Ingeniously constructed, this cinematic novel of friendship, ambition, and wanting more out of life will leave you guessing until the end.

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And also I am a person who stopped practicing law not long after becoming a mom and who had to acknowledge that I did not want to be a lawyer for reasons having nothing to do with being a parent. The protagonists both play heavily on stereotypes to get away with a lot, because they supply the kind of narratives people expect to hear (just as they supply the handbags people expect to see). Even though I disagree with their actions and the decisions they ultimately made, I was able to relate to the struggles they went through as Chinese women who grew up in traditional Chinese families.

Now don’t get it twisted and think this is some Pulitzer caliber lifechanger of a story because it most assuredly is not. It also dealt with Chinese cultural elements (as well as stereotypes) in ways that were insightful and respectful, yet not heavy-handed. But the shy, awkward girl Ava once knew has been replaced with a confident woman of the world, dripping in luxury goods, including a coveted Birkin in classic orange. In fact I was pleasantly surprised by how detailed the book was, how much story and explanation we got. She is married to French–American Olivier Desjardins, a successful surgeon and has a nanny, Maria whom she finds indispensable.

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Though it must be said that at this point Chinese businesses and purchasers have beaten us at our own game. I really like the way it’s written with the saga unfolding as Ava tells the tale to Detective Georgia Murphy. It seems some authors like Kirstin Chen are never planning to change this writing style, which is dangerous to many people in different ways.I have been reading about the verbal battle regarding exotic writing between Arundhati Roy and Salman Rushdie in the book Joseph Anton: A Memoir. Chen reacted to her book’s selection on Instagram with a split photo of her and Witherspoon, each holding Chen’s novel and each wearing a blue gingham shirt.