A poignant and
suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three
women—two sisters and their mother—in one Chinese immigrant family and
explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series
of family secrets emerge, from the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Translation.
It
begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful
older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands for one final
visit with her dying grandmother—and then vanishes.
Amy, the sheltered baby of the Lee family, is too young to remember a time when
her parents were newly immigrated and too poor to keep Sylvie. Seven
years older, Sylvie was raised by a distant relative in a faraway,
foreign place, and didn’t rejoin her family in America until age nine.
Timid and shy, Amy has always looked up to her sister, the fierce and
fearless protector who showered her with unconditional love.
But
what happened to Sylvie? Amy and her parents are distraught and
desperate for answers. Sylvie has always looked out for them. Now, it’s
Amy’s turn to help. Terrified yet determined, Amy retraces her sister’s
movements, flying to the last place Sylvie was seen. But instead of
simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth.
Sylvie, the golden girl, kept painful secrets . . . secrets that will
reveal more about Amy’s complicated family—and herself—than she ever
could have imagined.
A deeply moving story of family, secrets, identity, and longing, Searching for Sylvie Lee
is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of an immigrant
family. It is a profound exploration of the many ways culture and
language can divide us and the impossibility of ever truly knowing
someone—especially those we love.
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TH - 606 | Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
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