{"product_id":"the-leavers-paperback","title":"The Leavers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Ko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko's novel 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading.\" --Ann Patchett, author of \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lisa Ko's powerful debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e, is the winner of the 2016 PEN\/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e Told from the perspective of both Daniel--as he grows into a directionless young man--and Polly, Ko's novel gives us one of fiction's most singular mothers. Loving and selfish, determined and frightened, Polly is forced to make one heartwrenching choice after another. \u003cbr\u003e Set in New York and China, \u003ci\u003eThe Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247588065529,"sku":"9781616208042","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Q1FBdWE0K2pvVlZERUtpNGorMjRCZz09.webp?v=1768626779","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-leavers-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}