# Paper Names: A Novel

**Author:** Susie Luo

### Summary
An unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer in this propulsive and sweeping story of family, identity, and the American experience.  
Set in New York and China over three decades, _Paper Names_ explores what it means to be American from three different perspectives:

- **Tony**: A Chinese-born engineer turned Manhattan doorman, who immigrated to give his family a better life.
- **Tammy**: Tony's daughter, grappling with the expectations of a first-generation American.
- **Oliver**: A handsome white lawyer with a dark family secret.

A sudden attack causes their lives to intertwine in ways that change them forever.

### Reception
- _A Reader's Digest Best Book of 2023_
- _A Publishers Lunch Buzz Book_
- _A Book of the Month Club Pick_
- _A Brit+Co Book to Read in 2023_
- _A Town & Country Best Book to Read in May_
- _A Good Morning America Buzz Book Pick_

Taut, panoramic, and powerful, debut novelist Susie Luo's _Paper Names_ is an unforgettable story about the long shadows of our parents, the ripple effect of our decisions, and the ways in which our love transcends difference.