For fans of The Vanishing Half and Little Fires Everywhere, a sweeping and heartfelt debut about finding your roots across borders and beyond bloodtiesA magical read ... that will break your heart then put it back together again Stylist Book of the MonthI am bereft to have finished it! From the suburbs of Philadelphia to the streets of Saigon, I was completely immersed in the lives of these very special characters. I loved it. EMILY ITAMI, author of Fault LinesA beautifully told story of family, identity, loss and belonging JENNIE GODFREY, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious ThingsPoignant and powerful, this is a novel that lingers long after the final page JEAN KWOK, author of Girl in TranslationBeautifully written and accomplished NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS, author of FundamentallyAuthentic and full of life JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself KissedMay 1998 Mimi Traung and her baby daughter Ngan wait restlessly at the gates of Philadelphia airport. There is still a days travelling left before they would land back home on Vietnamese soil. While they prepare to board, the unimaginable happens.Seventeen years later, two best friends are discussing their summer plans before college over a piece of mooncake. Both have trips ahead in search of their roots Sabrina is preparing to travel to China to meet her mothers family. Kit leaves for Tokyo, convinced that her biological mother is Japanese. Their parents watch on from the quiet suburbs of Chestnut...

Binding: Hardback;304 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FA; Weight: 762 g; Dimensions: 242 x 165 x 37

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