{"product_id":"leavers-winner-of-the-pen-bellweather-prize-for-fiction","title":"Leavers: Winner of the PEN\/Bellweather Prize for Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Leavers is a novel by Lisa Ko that explores the lives of Chinese immigrants in New York and their struggles to reconcile their adoptive parents' desire for assimilation with their memories of their mother and the community they left behind. It is a vivid examination of borders and belonging and a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 April 2018\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was a time when I would have described Lisa Ko's novel as beautifully written, ambitious, and moving. And all of that is true, but it's more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, The Leavers is required reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Patchett, author of Commonwealth, said, \"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs relevant as ever, as the future of immigrants in America hangs in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIME said, \"A rich, multifaceted portrait of displacement and the trauma of not belonging.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndependent said, \"One of the most engaging, deeply probing, and beautiful books I have read this year.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaila Lalami, author of The Moor's Account, said, \"Instantly compelling.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStylist said, \"A must-read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarie Claire said, \"FINALIST for the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2017.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE 2016 PEN\/BELLWETHER PRIZE FOR FICTION.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2017 BY OPRAH, NPR, BUZZFEED, AND HUFFINGTON POST.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 282g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 196 x 127 x 27 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780349700526                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Ko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097736737018,"sku":"9780349700526","price":8.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/8c94266d9129c5c3b6db14690e16170e.jpg?v=1630898587","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/leavers-winner-of-the-pen-bellweather-prize-for-fiction","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}