Paper Names Summary
Susie Luo

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Paper Names Overview

In Susie Luo's novel Paper Names, Tony moves his family from China to the States to give them a better life. As his daughter Tammy grows up in New York, however, Tony's expectations fail to align with his new American reality. While the family's connection with a wealthy young man named Oliver grants them a sense of hope and possibility, Oliver's moral character soon proves dubious. Written from both the first and third person points of view, the novel explores themes including power, memory, and love.