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The unnamed narrator discovers her husband has a mistress named Maggie. She also discovers a lump in her breast whom she names (you guessed it) Maggie. She tells her kids bedtime stories that reflect her Chinese heritage, weaving folktales into contemporary fiction that reveal their universal messages. Social media lets her find out more about the mistress. Darlene, her best friend, offers support and comfort. With a mix of wry wit and musings on grief and loss, this book offers a tasty sweet-and-sour treat.
Jane has lived with her father Saul in the Montana wilderness since her mother died when she was 4. He’s an obsessed Luddite who wants to protect her from the evils of modernity and spread that message to the world. His self-published zine makes no headway, so he must turn to the dread internet to publish his manifesto. As Jane matures, she starts to chafe under his strictures and question everything. The book takes a radical turn as they embark on a mission that goes dreadfully wrong, and she’s left stranded. In desperation she reaches out to a guy she’s been surreptitiously chatting with online, and he helps her find her feet and get a job in San Francisco. (She was home-schooled but had to teach herself coding to build Saul’s website.) Shocking revelations come fast and heavy as Jane uncovers the backstory and searches for her true identity. A familiar story (shades of Ted Kaczynski), very well told.
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