Counterfeit

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HUSTLERS meets BIG LITTLE LIES in the heist of the summer

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Propulsive and captivating Vogue
Darkly comedic Daily Mail
Meet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has ticked all of lifes boxes. Shes married to a successful surgeon and has just taken an indefinite career break to raise her adorable toddler. A picture-perfect life.

Meet Winnie: Avas old college roommate. Once awkward, quiet and apparently academically challenged, she left Stanford in a shroud of scandal. But now, she is charismatic, wealthy and has returned to town dripping in designer accessories. An actual perfect life.

When the two women bump into one another at a local coffee shop, it seems like fate has intervened: Winnies new-found success is courtesy of a shady business and she needs a favour; Ava is realising she is not built for the stay-at-home life. But what starts as one favour turns into two, then three, and soon Ava is in far deeper than she ever imagined.

Now Ava has to make the ultimate decision: cut and run, or risk it all

Entertaining, luxurious innovative and subversive NEW YORK TIMES

Riveting and energetic BALLI KAUR JASWAL

Clever, sharp, and slyly funny KIRKUS REVIEWS

Will keep you breathless to the last page CLAIRE MESSUD

Sly, subversive incisive BOOKLIST

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PRAISE for Counterfeit:

Darkly comedic with serious undertones, Chen shines a light on secrets, shame and the many ways in which women can be sidelined Daily Mail

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 innovative and subversive New York Times

A smart take on complicated friendships and murky tales in the world of counterfeit handbags Financial Times

Clever, sharp, and slyly funny A delightfully different caper novel with a Gone Girlstyle plot twist Kirkus Reviews

Riveting and energetic Chen deftly guides readers through the exploits of old friends Ava and Winnie while also exploring the intricacies of friendship, class, culture, and survival Balli Kaur Jaswal, acclaimed author of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Sly and thoroughly compelling Chen's ingenious plot will keep you breathless to the last page Claire Messud, New York Times bestselling author of The Burning Girl

Sly and subversive, an examination of motherhood and an incisive look at culture and class Booklist starred review

Counterfeit is decadent and delicious A true delight for mind and heart from beginning to end Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee

A clever, multi-layered story about friendship and fakery that will keep you gripped Best

Author Bio

Kirstin Chen is the author of Soy Sauce for Beginners and Bury What We Cannot Take. Born and raised in Singapore, she currently lives in San Francisco.