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Searching for Sylvie Lee
Jean Kwok
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Belletristik / Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945)
Beschreibung
An InstantNew York TimesBestseller!A Read with JennaTodayShow Book Club Pick Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick! NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKBYNew York TimesTime Marie Claire Elle Buzzfeed Huffington Post Good Housekeeping The Week Goodreads New York Post and many more!Powerful . . .A twisting tale of love, loss, and dark family secrets. Paula Hawkins, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofTheGirl onthe TrainandInto the WaterA poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three womentwo sisters and their motherin one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofGirl 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 grandmotherand 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 didnt 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, its Amys turn to help. Terrified yet determined, Amy retraces her sisters 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 Amys complicated familyand herselfthan she ever could have imagined.A deeply moving story of family, secrets, identity, and longing,Searching for Sylvie Leeis both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of an immigrant family. It isa profound exploration of the many ways culture and language can divide us andthe impossibility of ever truly knowing someoneespecially those we love. This is a true beach read! You cant put it down! Jenna Bush Hager,TodayShowBook Club Pick
