Ko, Lisa
The Leavers
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One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her.

With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson.

But far from all he's ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents' desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind.

Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It's a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past.


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Personen: Ko, Lisa

Standort: Hauptstelle

Schlagwörter: Mystery novel immigrant

R 82

Ko, Lisa:
The Leavers / Lisa Ko. - London : Dialouge Books, 2018. - 400 Seiten
ISBN 978-0-349-70052-6 Broschur : 13,00 Euro

Zugangsnummer: 1049362001 - Barcode: 00540407
R 82 - Belletristik