In honor of the holidays, Thanksgiving freshly in the books and the days of wrapping and unwrapping looming ominously on the horizon, I am happy to announce my very first Shanghailanders Holiday Giveaway! (OK, it will likely be my last.)

If you haven’t already read the book, I will tell you that it is the perfect fit for the holiday season. Apropos of the winter snow: a wealthy family hoarding secrets over multiple decades and tossing toxic fireballs of emotional blackmail back and forth like a ...