# Counterfeit - Hardcover

by **Kirstin Chen** (Author)

**INSTANT _NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER** \- **A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK**

**"A con artist story, a pop-feminist caper, a fashionable romp . . . _Counterfeit_ is an entertaining, luxurious read--but beneath its glitz and flash, it is also a shrewd deconstruction of the American dream and the myth of the model minority. . . . Chen is up to something innovative and subversive here." -- Camille Perri, _NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW_**

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**For fans of _Hustlers_ and _How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia_, the story of two Asian American women who band together to grow a counterfeit handbag scheme into a global enterprise--an incisive and glittering blend of fashion, crime, and friendship from the author of _Bury What We Cannot Take_ and _Soy Sauce for Beginners._**

_Money can't buy happiness... but it can buy a decent fake._

Ava Wong has always played it safe. As a strait-laced, rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer with a successful surgeon as a husband, a young son, and a beautiful home--she's built the perfect life. But beneath this façade, Ava's world is crumbling: her marriage is falling apart, her expensive law degree hasn't been used in years, and her toddler's tantrums are pushing her to the breaking point.

Enter Winnie Fang, Ava's enigmatic college roommate from Mainland China, who abruptly dropped out under mysterious circumstances. Now, twenty years later, Winnie is looking to reconnect with her old friend. But the shy, awkward girl Ava once knew has been replaced with a confident woman of the world, dripping in luxury goods, including a coveted Birkin in classic orange. The secret to her success? Winnie has developed an ingenious counterfeit scheme that involves importing near-exact replicas of luxury handbags and now she needs someone with a U.S. passport to help manage her business--someone who'd never be suspected of wrongdoing, someone like Ava. But when their spectacular success is threatened and Winnie vanishes once again, Ava is left to face the consequences.

Swift, surprising, and sharply comic, _Counterfeit_ is a stylish and feminist caper with a strong point of view and an axe to grind. Peering behind the curtain of the upscale designer storefronts and the Chinese factories where luxury goods are produced, Kirstin Chen interrogates the myth of the model minority through two unforgettable women determined to demand more from life.

**"If you appreciate a good caper, you'll want to pick up Kirstin Chen's novel . . . Fast-paced and fun, with smart commentary on the cultural differences between Asia and America." -- _TIME_**

**"Propulsive and captivating . . . A provocative story of fashion, friendship, and fakes (in more ways than one)." _-- VOGUE_**

**Number of Pages:** 288

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN

**Publication Date:** June 07, 2022

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- **Price:** 27.99 USD
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