The Chosen and the Beautiful

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An Indie Next Pick! A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for Oprah Magazine | USA Today | Buzzfeed | Greatist | BookPage | PopSugar | Bustle | The Nerd Daily | Goodreads | Literary Hub | Ms. Magazine | Library Journal | Culturess | Book Riot | Parade Magazine | Kirkus | The Week A Best of Summer Pick for Book Riot | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Goodreads | Bustle | Veranda Magazine | Bookish " Gatsby the way it should have been written—dark, dazzling, fantastical. " —R. F. Kuang "Vo has crafted a retelling that, in many ways, surpasses the original. . . . Astonishingly crafted."— Kirkus Reviews, **starred review** Immigrant. Socialite. Magician. Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society—she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She's also