<b><b>One of <i>The Washington Post</i>''s 10 Best Books of 2021 *</b><b>One of NPR''s Best Books of 2021 * <i>New York Times</i> Book Review Editors'' Choice * <b>Long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize</b></b><br><br>“Dizzyingly original, fiercely funny, deeply wise.” —Celeste Ng, #1 bestselling author of <i>Little Fires Everywhere<br></i><br><b>“</b>Sanjena Sathian’s <i>Gold Diggers</i> is a work of 24-karat genius.” —Ron Charles, <i>The Washington Post</i></b><i><b> <br></b></i><br><b>How far would you go for a piece of the American dream?</b><br><br>A magical realist coming-of-age story, <i>Gold Diggers</i> skewers the model minority myth to tell a hilarious and moving story about immigrant identity, community, and the underside of ambition.<br><br>A floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil Narayan is funny and smart but struggles to bear the weight of expectati