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 Recommended by New York Times Book Review •
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• Harper's Bazaar • Vogue • Good Housekeeping • Parade • New York Post • Town & Country •
GMA.com • Buzzfeed • Goodreads • Oprah Daily • Popsugar • Bustle • theSkimm • The Millions •
and more! 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
