Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate. "When each of us contains multitudes, 'The Farewell' suggests, home is everywhere, or anywhere we happen to be."--Washington Post. "The Farewell' is a stoic and honest representation of a flawed and lovely family coming to terms with the inevitable."--Associated Press. "It's a universal, well-told story any audience will adore."--New York Post.