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A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK''A layered, beautifully written, and deeply moving novel. Karissa Chen masterfully blends love, music, history, and heartbreak to create a sweeping tale that spans decades and continents''Abi Daré''[Homeseeking] weaves expertly between present and past, telling the story of childhood sweethearts who meet again late in life and are torn between looking back and moving on''Celeste Ng''Wonderfully cinematic, gorgeously orchestrated . . . like any tried-and-true epic (think Pachinko or The Joy Luck Club) . . .... Homeseeking is just a genuine pleasure to read''San Francisco Chronicle''As I tearfully turned the last page of Homeseeking, I knew that it had earned a place on my top shelf . . . unforgettable''Washington Post''One of the best debut novels of this century''Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSuchi first sees Haiwen in their Shanghai neighbourhood when she is seven years old, drawn by the sound of his violin. Their childhood friendship blossoms into love, but when Haiwen secretly enlists in the Nationalist army in 1947 to save his brother from the draft, Suchi is left with just his violin and a note: Forgive Me.Sixty years later, recently widowed Haiwen spots Suchi at a grocery store in Los Angeles. It feels to Haiwen like a second chance, but Suchi has only survived by refusing to look back. In the twilight of their lives, can they reclaim their past and the love they lost? Homeseeking follows the separated lovers through six decades of tumultuous Chinese history, telling Haiwen''s story from the present to the past while tracing Suchi''s from her childhood to the present, meeting at the crucible of their lives. From Shanghai to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States, neither loses sight of the home they hold in their hearts.''A love story in more ways than one, Homeseeking is a beautiful, nuanced look at Chinese history, family, young love, and the wisdom of age''Vanessa ChanVíce...

Produkt je výrobek značky Hodder & Stoughton ,distribuovaný s EAN kódem 9781399718356.

Procházet zboží z kategorie Média Hodder & Stoughton, Knihy Hodder & Stoughton.