The Tiger Mom's Tale

I’ve been getting my long-weekend TBR stack ready, and The Tiger Mom’s Tale by Lyn Liao Butler is at the top of the list. It comes out on July 6, and is available or preorder now (click the button below).

Lexa Thomas lives in America, but when her estranged father in Taiwan dies and leaves her an inheritance she travels there to confront her family about past betrayals. She's never quite felt like she fits in anywhere, she doesn't feel American or Taiwanese enough, but suddenly her life in NYC doesn't feel right and she struggles with whether she should return to Taiwan or not. As the story of the past unfolds you'll learn more about Lexa and her family, and the choices that affect them all.

When an American woman inherits the wealth of her Taiwanese family, she travels to confront them about their betrayals of the past in this stunning debut by Lyn Liao Butler.

Lexa Thomas has never quite fit in. Having grown up in a family of blondes while more closely resembling Constance Wu, she's neither white enough nor Asian enough. Visiting her father in Taiwan as a child, Lexa thought she'd finally found a place where she belonged. But that was years ago, and even there, some never truly considered her to be Taiwanese.

When her estranged father dies unexpectedly, leaving the fate of his Taiwanese family in Lexa's hands, her safe life in New York City is no longer enough. She is faced with the choice to return to Taiwan and claim her place in her heritage . . . or leave her Taiwanese family to lose their home for good.

Armed with the advice of two half sisters (one American and the other Taiwanese, who can't stand each other), a mother who has rediscovered her sexuality, and a man whose kisses make her walk into walls, Lexa finally confronts the person who drove her away from Taiwan all those decades ago. As the truth of the last fateful summer in Taiwan slowly unfolds, Lexa must stand up for herself and open her heart to family and love, or allow the repercussions of her family's choices to forever dictate the path of her life.