{"id":41289,"date":"2016-08-08T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=41289"},"modified":"2017-08-31T11:16:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T15:16:50","slug":"deceit-possibilities-vanessa-hua-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/deceit-possibilities-vanessa-hua-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Deceit and Other Possibilities by Vanessa Hua [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41128\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/Deceit-and-Other-Possibilities-by-Vanuessa-Hua-on-BookDragon-via-Booklist-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Deceit and Other Possibilities by Vanuessa Hua on BookDragon via Booklist\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/Deceit-and-Other-Possibilities-by-Vanuessa-Hua-on-BookDragon-via-Booklist-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/Deceit-and-Other-Possibilities-by-Vanuessa-Hua-on-BookDragon-via-Booklist-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/Deceit-and-Other-Possibilities-by-Vanuessa-Hua-on-BookDragon-via-Booklist.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>Journalist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanessahua.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vanessa Hua<\/a>\u2019s debut in fiction is an intriguing collection of 10 stories with personal resonance from being the child of Chinese immigrants and a two-decade, continent-hopping career.\u00a0Each of her protagonists is never quite grounded, caught between multiple cultures and countries. Each hides beneath layers of deceit, clinging to lies that enable survival.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cFor What They Shared\u201d and \u201cAccepted,\u201d protagonists set literal fires, as if their deceptions might disappear in the flames. In \u201cLoaves and Fishes\u201d and \u201cThe Deal,\u201d two fallen men of God attempt desperate other-side-of-the-world tactics to recover their flocks. While chicanery destroys relationships in \u201cLine, Please\u201d and \u201cThe Shot,\u201d betrayal threatens marriages in \u201cWhat We Have Is What We Need\u201d and \u201cHarte Lake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hua\u2019s ability to imagine the detailed lives of her disparate characters, including a sex-scandal runaway, missionary saviors, and a lock-picking immigrant, gives her stories impact, despite a few jarring endings. Hua\u2019s collection pairs well with those of <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/in-the-country-stories-by-mia-alvar-in-library-journal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mia Alvar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/the-frangipani-hotel-by-violet-kupersmith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Violet Kupersmith<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/aerogrammes-and-other-stories-by-tania-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tania James<\/a>. Winner of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ronajaffefoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer\u2019s Award<\/a> and other honors, Hua is a writer to watch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/Deceit-and-Other-Possibilities-Vanessa-Hua\/pid=8215128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Fiction,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, August 1, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2016 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalist Vanessa Hua\u2019s debut in fiction is an intriguing collection of 10 stories with personal resonance from being the child of Chinese immigrants and a two-decade, continent-hopping career.\u00a0Each of her protagonists is never quite grounded, caught between multiple cultures and countries. 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