{"id":12248,"date":"2022-02-01T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/?p=12248"},"modified":"2022-02-08T22:37:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T03:37:21","slug":"bookerybliss-book-club-pick-for-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/bookerybliss-book-club-pick-for-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"BookeryBliss Book Club Pick for February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"bookerybliss-book-club-pick-for-february-2022\">BookeryBliss Book Club pick for February 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-family-chao-by-lan-samantha-chang\">The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/58085230._SX315_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12245 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/58085230._SX315_.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/58085230._SX315_-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>About the Book<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"freeText6313455330119810874\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant\u2019s delicious Americanized Chinese food for thirty-five years, content to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. Whether or not Big Leo Chao is honest, or his wife, Winnie, is happy, their food tastes good and their three sons earned scholarships to respectable colleges. But when the brothers reunite in Haven, the Chao family\u2019s secrets and simmering resentments erupt at last.<br><br>Before long, brash, charismatic, and tyrannical patriarch Leo is found dead\u2014presumed murdered\u2014and his sons find they\u2019ve drawn the exacting gaze of the entire town. The ensuing trial brings to light potential motives for all three brothers: Dagou, the restaurant\u2019s reckless head chef; Ming, financially successful but personally tortured; and the youngest, gentle but lost college student James. As the spotlight on the brothers tightens\u2014and the family dog meets an unexpected fate\u2014Dagou, Ming, and James must reckon with the legacy of their father\u2019s outsized appetites and their own future survival.<br><br>Brimming with heartbreak, comedy, and suspense, <em>The Family Chao<\/em> offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Join the discussions on <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/bookerybliss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/bookeryblissbookclub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">#bookeryblissbookclub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> and tag us for a chance to win book club prizes throughout the year! View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/bookclub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BookeryBliss Book Club<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/dotted-line.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/dotted-line.png 700w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/dotted-line-300x19.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/dotted-line-465x30.png 465w, https:\/\/www.bookerybliss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/dotted-line-690x45.png 690w, 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