Despite the bumps, it’s worth checking out. Still, as the Duong sisters reunite and reckon with their family’s outmoded beliefs, Huynh pulls off an admirable portrait of well-meaning mothers and their children. A sudden change in tone derails the final third of the novel, littering what was an otherwise strong, character-driven narrative with implausible slapstick and convenient coincidences. Mai’s college-educated daughters also look down on their cousins Elaine and Christine, who help their mother, Khuyen, run a sleazy “coffee shop,” where young bikini-clad women serve drinks. Meanwhile, Mai, who was forced by Ly Minh to marry for practicality and not love, pressures her middle daughter, Thuy, to leave her good-guy boyfriend, Andy, since he works for a nonprofit. The news spurs Mai to reconcile with her family before it’s too late. The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh, 9781761106934, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide.
A decade later, middle-aged Mai sees a psychic who predicts a death, a pregnancy, and a grandson, who will finally put an end to the Duong curse that prevented the Duong women from having sons, which was placed on an ancestor who married for love. The Fortunes of Jaded Women: A Novel by Carolyn Huynh 4.6 (5) eBook 11.99 Hardcover 13.50 Paperback 17.00 eBook 11.99 Audiobook 0.00 Large Print 31.99 Audio CD 39.99 View All Available Formats & Editions Instant Purchase Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps. Carolyn wrote a stunning debut about the mighty Vit diaspora community, celebrating sacrifices, joys, and loveso, so much love. After Ly Minh Duong gives the family home to her long-lost eldest daughter, Kim, a rift ensues between Ly Minh and her other daughters, Khuyen, Minh, and Mai. The Fortunes of Jaded Women is a tale about motherhood, sisters, family, and the unexplainable bond between women who’d bicker day and night but still tear down the earth for each other.
Huynh debuts with an engaging if overwrought saga of a Vietnamese family curse in Orange County’s Little Saigon.
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