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What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is What We Were Promised about?
After years of chasing the American dream, the Zhen family has moved back to China. Settling into a luxurious serviced apartment in Shanghai, Wei, Lina, and their daughter, Karen, join an elite community of Chinese-born, Western-educated professionals who have returned to a radically transformed city. One morning, in the eighth tower of Lanson Suites, Lina discovers that a treasured ivory bracelet has gone missing. This incident sets off a wave of unease that ripples throughout the Zhen household. Wei, a marketing strategist, bows under the guilt of not having engaged in nobler work. Meanwhile, Lina, lonely in her new life of leisure, assumes the modern moniker taitai-a housewife who does no housework at all. She is haunted by the circumstances surrounding her...
Who reads What We Were Promised?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Lucy Tan
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (1,039 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14