Susan L. (Suzieleigh) reviewed on
Emerson Chang is a mild mannered bachelor on the cusp of forty, a child of Taiwanese immigrants who doesn't speak a word of Chinese. His only real family is his mother, whose subtle manipulations have kept him close.
But when his mother suddenly dies, Emerson sets out for Taipei to scatter her ashes, and to convey a surprising inheritance to his younger brother, Little P. Hoping to appease both the living and the dead, Emerson isnt about to give up the inheritance until he uncovers Little P's past, and saves what is left of his family.
The Foreigner is a darkly comic tale of crime and contrition, and a riveting story about what it means to be a foreigner--even in one's own family.
But when his mother suddenly dies, Emerson sets out for Taipei to scatter her ashes, and to convey a surprising inheritance to his younger brother, Little P. Hoping to appease both the living and the dead, Emerson isnt about to give up the inheritance until he uncovers Little P's past, and saves what is left of his family.
The Foreigner is a darkly comic tale of crime and contrition, and a riveting story about what it means to be a foreigner--even in one's own family.
