The Barbarians Are Coming

Sterling Lung has spent years trying to distance himself from his immigrant upbringing and build a successful life in America. But when his aging father arrives unexpectedly and begins inserting himself into every aspect of Sterling's carefully constructed world, old tensions and unresolved conflicts quickly resurface.

As father and son struggle to understand one another, Sterling is forced to confront questions of identity, family, ambition, and what it means to belong in a country that often seems to demand that people leave part of themselves behind. Caught between generations, cultures, and competing expectations, he discovers that the past is not so easily escaped.

By turns humorous, poignant, and sharply observant, The Barbarians Are Coming is a powerful novel about immigration, assimilation, family loyalty, and the complicated search for home.