The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties
What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime foes crash the party in this hilariously entertaining novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.
After an ultra-romantic honeymoon across Europe, Meddy Chan and her husband Nathan have landed in Jakarta to spend Chinese New Year with her entire extended family. Chinese New Year, already the biggest celebration of the Lunar calendar, gets even more festive when a former beau of Second Aunts shows up at the Chan residence bearing extravagant giftshes determined to rekindle his romance with Second Aunt and the gifts are his way of announcing his courtship.
His grand gesture goes awry however, when its discovered that not all the gifts were meant for Second Aunt and the Chansone particular gift was intended for a business rival to cement their alliance and included by accident. Of course the Aunties agree that its only right to return the giftafter all, anyone would forgive an honest mistake, right? But what should have been a simple retrieval turns disastrous and suddenly Meddy and the Aunties are helpless pawns in a decades-long war between Jakartas most powerful business factions. The fighting turns personal, however, when Nathan and the Aunties are endangered and its up to Meddy to come up with a plan to save them all. Determined to rescue her loved ones, Meddy embarks on an impossible missionbut with the Aunties by her side, nothing is truly impossible…
After an ultra-romantic honeymoon across Europe, Meddy Chan and her husband Nathan have landed in Jakarta to spend Chinese New Year with her entire extended family. Chinese New Year, already the biggest celebration of the Lunar calendar, gets even more festive when a former beau of Second Aunts shows up at the Chan residence bearing extravagant giftshes determined to rekindle his romance with Second Aunt and the gifts are his way of announcing his courtship.
His grand gesture goes awry however, when its discovered that not all the gifts were meant for Second Aunt and the Chansone particular gift was intended for a business rival to cement their alliance and included by accident. Of course the Aunties agree that its only right to return the giftafter all, anyone would forgive an honest mistake, right? But what should have been a simple retrieval turns disastrous and suddenly Meddy and the Aunties are helpless pawns in a decades-long war between Jakartas most powerful business factions. The fighting turns personal, however, when Nathan and the Aunties are endangered and its up to Meddy to come up with a plan to save them all. Determined to rescue her loved ones, Meddy embarks on an impossible missionbut with the Aunties by her side, nothing is truly impossible…
Auteur | | Jesse Q. Sutanto |
Taal | | Engels |
Type | | Hardcover |
Categorie | | Literatuur & Romans |