A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • Winner of the Alex Award and the Massachusetts Book Award • Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, ...
'a taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense' O, the Oprah Magazine
'There is much here that might impress Pulitzer and Man Booker judges...Ng brilliantly depicts the destruction that parents can inflict on their children and on each other' Mark Lawson, Guardian
'This intriguing tale of unhappy families will have you gripped from the ...
'a taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense' O, the Oprah Magazine
'There is much here that might impress Pulitzer and Man Booker judges...Ng brilliantly depicts the destruction that parents can inflict on their children and on each other' Mark Lawson, Guardian
Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee; a girl who inherit...
Mat' Lidii bol'she vsego na svete hotela byt' osobennoy. Otec Lidii bol'she vsego na svete hotel byt' kak vse. No i to, i drugoe okazalos' nevozmozhnym – s kitayskimi kornyami Dzheymsa i familiey «Li» oni prodolzhayut ostavat'sya autsayderami v provincial'nom Ogayo. Na dvore 70-e, i vsego neskol'ko ...
So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia's body is found in the local lake, the deli...
