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'The Substance meets Yellowface' PEOPLE 'A juicy, twisty take on aging, success, and race . . . sure to be one of the hottest books of spring' MARIE CLAIRE ---------------- THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS TO GET AHEAD IN THIS WORLD - YOU EITHER MAKE SOMETHING OR TAKE SOMETHING. Maggie Wang, a broke young Asian American writer, needs a lifeline. Ingrid Parker, a veteran white Hollywood producer with her career on the edge, offers an irresistible deal: $3 million for ten experimental medical sessions to reverse aging, using Maggie as a transfusion partner. For Ingrid, it's a chance to recapture her youth and save her fading career. For Maggie, it's freedom - money to support her parents and the connections to finally get her novel published. What starts as a professional transaction, quickly becomes a complex psychological dance. As Maggie gains unprecedented access to Ingrid's hard-earned wisdom, Ingrid sees in Maggie a weapon against an industry that's been trying to sideline her. As their relationship intensifies, the rules around aging begin to shift. So does the balance of power between the two women, leaving both questioning who holds the upper hand and what they're willing to sacrifice to succeed.

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I am blown away . . . the most intense, breathtaking book. With a wholly original, fresh concept, Yang takes on tough topics like race and socioeconomic discrepancies. Thought-provoking and brilliant -- Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of DIAL A FOR AUNTIES Industry drama, naive ambition, a devil's bargain, and the ever-seductive lure of youth and its illusory trappings drive this propulsive, thrilling romp of a novel. I finished it in one sitting -- Jemimah Wei, author of THE ORIGINAL DAUGHTER Kelly Yang is a creative force! -- Chanel Miller, New York Times bestselling author of KNOW MY NAME An exhilarating read . . . fast-paced, fun and fantastically unhinged! -- Eve J. Chung, author of DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG Breathlessly plotted and fearlessly told, The Take is a timely, incisive examination of ambition, aging, and who gets to tell whose stories in Hollywood -- Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of PORTRAIT OF A THIEF A propulsive interrogation of privilege, systemic barriers, and white feminism -- Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

One part The Substance, another part The Devil Wears Prada, The Take is a juicy, twisty take on aging, success, and race. Told in a sharp and hilarious voice, The Take is sure to be one of the hottest books of spring * Marie Claire * The Substance meets Yellowface * People * I am blown away . . . the most intense, breathtaking book. With a wholly original, fresh concept, Yang takes on tough topics like race and socioeconomic discrepancies. Thought-provoking and brilliant -- Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of DIAL A FOR AUNTIES Industry drama, naive ambition, a devil's bargain, and the ever-seductive lure of youth and its illusory trappings drive this propulsive, thrilling romp of a novel. I finished it in one sitting -- Jemimah Wei, author of THE ORIGINAL DAUGHTER Kelly Yang is a creative force! -- Chanel Miller, New York Times bestselling author of KNOW MY NAME An exhilarating read . . . fast-paced, fun and fantastically unhinged! -- Eve J. Chung, author of DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG Breathlessly plotted and fearlessly told, The Take is a timely, incisive examination of ambition, aging, and who gets to tell whose stories in Hollywood -- Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of PORTRAIT OF A THIEF A propulsive interrogation of privilege, systemic barriers, and white feminism -- Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

I am blown away . . . the most intense, breathtaking book. With a wholly original, fresh concept, Yang takes on tough topics like race and socioeconomic discrepancies. Thought-provoking and brilliant -- Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of DIAL A FOR AUNTIES I'm so excited about The Take and to see Kelly's characters' vulnerability on display as they navigate the choppy landscape of career and identity -- Chanel Miller, New York Times bestselling author of KNOW MY NAME An exhilarating read . . . fast-paced, fun and fantastically unhinged! -- Eve J. Chung, author of DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG

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Kelly Yang is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Front Desk children's series. Front Desk was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2022 and the series has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Kelly has won numerous awards, with her books praised for their powerful account of the immigrant Asian American experience. Kelly immigrated from China to America when she was six years old and overcame poverty to go to college at age thirteen, and Harvard Law School at seventeen. After law school, she pursued her passion for writing and teaching children writing, becoming the founder of The Kelly Yang Project, a leading writing and debating program for kids in Hong Kong. Kelly has written for The New York Times and Washington Post, and been a contributor on BBC News, commenting on politics and Asia. In addition to being a novelist, she is also a screenwriter and has written screenplays and television pilots for Netflix, CBS and the CW. Kelly lives in Los Angeles with her three children, her husband and two dogs. The Take is her debut adult novel.

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