The Border of Paradise Wang Esme Weijun
The Border of Paradise Wang Esme Weijun A remarkable multigenerational novel, The Border of Paradise transports readers into the world of an iconoclastic midcentury family.In booming postwar…
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The Border of Paradise Wang Esme Weijun
A remarkable multigenerational novel, The Border of Paradise transports readers into the world of an iconoclastic midcentury family.In booming postwar Brooklyn, the Nowak Piano Company is an American success story. A handsome kid and shy like his mother, David struggles with neuroses. There is just one problem: the Nowak's only son, David.
When David inherits the piano company at just 18 and Marianne breaks things off, David sells the company and travels around the world. If not for his only friend, Marianne, David's life would be intolerable. In Taiwan, his life changes when he meets the daughter of a local madame -- beautiful, sharp-tongued Daisy.
Returning to the United States, the couple (and newborn son) buy an isolated country house in Northern California's Polk Valley.As David's mental health deteriorates, he has a brief affair with Marianne, producing a daughter.