Eat Bitter, Anastasia
United States

Eat Bitter, Anastasia

by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

Identity & Belonging Literary Fiction 2027

Summary

Anastasia Ān Xiá Huang is in her twenties, living in Oakland’s Chinatown, and wondering whether the city she loves is also the place holding her back. Working at a modern art museum while her own artistic ambitions gather dust, she sees an unexpected inheritance—a rundown Victorian house left by her beloved uncle—as her chance to start over. But the house holds more than renovation projects: unsettling memories of her childhood begin resurfacing, forcing her to confront an absent father, a distant mother, and the family secrets that have shaped her. As Anastasia untangles the mysteries of her home and her past, she must decide what it means to belong somewhere and whether moving forward requires leaving something behind. A vivid, intimate novel about family, cultural identity, grief, and the complicated ties between people and places.

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Soma Mei Sheng Frazier
Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

Soma Mei Sheng Frazier is an American novelist, short-story writer, and educator whose work explores identity, family, and the complexities of contemporary life. Her debut novel, Off the Books (2024), received positive reviews from publications including The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Publishers Weekly. Before turning to novels, she published several acclaimed fiction chapbooks, including Salve and Collateral Damage: A Triptych, and her short fiction appeared in literary journals such as Glimmer Train, ZYZZYVA, and Mississippi Review. Frazier previously worked in public media at KQED and helped develop the literary arts department at Oakland School for the Arts. She later relocated to New York, where she teaches creative writing at the State University of New York at Oswego. She also founded Subnivean, a literary publication developed with her students.

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2027
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Soma Mei Sheng Frazier