{"product_id":"9780062912022","title":"Searching for Sylvie Lee : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jean Kwok\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the large print edition. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA READ WITH JENNA \u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eTODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• Time • Marie Claire\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• Elle\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• Buzzfeed\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• Huffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• Good Housekeeping • The Week\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• Goodreads\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• New York Post \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e• Publishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003eand many more\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Powerful  . . . A twisting tale of love, loss, and dark family secrets.”  — Paula Hawkins, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Into the Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGirl in Translation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply moving story of family, secrets, identity, and longing, \u003cem\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Like all most compelling mysteries, Jean Kwok’s \u003cem\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/em\u003e has a powerful emotional drama at its heart. A twisting tale of love, loss and dark family secrets.”\u003cbr\u003e“A satisfying hybrid of mystery and family drama.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/em\u003e is riveting. A dazzling, talented woman disappears, leading her younger sister to search the Netherlands—and the past—for the truth. This novel is part mystery, part saga of an immigrant family.  It is both gripping and emotionally resonant on every page—a remarkable achievement.”\u003cbr\u003e“Kwok’s story spans generations, continents and language barriers, combining old-fashioned Nancy Drew sleuthing with the warmth and heart we’ve come to expect from this gifted writer.”\u003cbr\u003e“I couldn’t help but continue to read to figure out where she was and what happened to her. You can’t put it down!” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Her book explores the mirage of the American Dream. Sylvie seems to have made it in every sense of the word, but Kwok’s story asks: What is the price of realizing this dream? And who must pay it?”\u003cbr\u003e“I was only about two-thirds of the way through Jean Kwok’s \u003cem\u003eSearching For Sylvie Lee\u003c\/em\u003e when I began telling everyone I know: “I’ve found this book, you need to read it.”... This is a story like no other.”\u003cbr\u003e“Piercing, inventive novel...”\u003cbr\u003e “A moving tale that, while billed as a mystery, transcends the genre….. This is a beautifully written story in which the author evokes the hard reality of being an immigrant and a woman in today’s world.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/em\u003e is so much more than a globe-trotting suspense novel—it’s a moving portrait of the unintended consequences that stem from an immigrant family’s efforts to adapt, survive, and provide their children with a better future.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062912022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41115015545038,"sku":"9780062912022","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062912022.jpg?v=1649825220","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062912022","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}