Searching for Sylvie Lee : a novel
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Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780062834300, 0062834304
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Brown Public Library - Adult Fiction | F Kwok | On Shelf | |
Brownell Library - Mid-Level | F KWOK | On Shelf | |
Carpenter-Carse Library - Adult Fiction | FIC Kwok | On Shelf | |
Charlotte Library - Adult Fiction | FIC KWO | Adult Fiction Section | On Shelf |
Cobleigh Public Library - Adult Fiction | Fic KWO | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019].
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780062834300, 0062834304
Notes
Description
Searching for Sylvie Lee is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of an immigrant family. It is a profound exploration of the many ways culture and language can divide us and the impossibility of ever truly knowing someone--especially those we love. From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Translation.
It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands for one final visit with her dying grandmother—and then vanishes.
Amy, the sheltered baby of the Lee family, is too young to remember a time when her parents were newly immigrated and too poor to keep Sylvie. Seven years older, Sylvie was raised by a distant relative in a faraway, foreign place, and didn’t rejoin her family in America until age nine. Timid and shy, Amy has always looked up to her sister, the fierce and fearless protector who showered her with unconditional love.
But what happened to Sylvie? Amy and her parents are distraught and desperate for answers. Sylvie has always looked out for them. Now, it’s Amy’s turn to help. Terrified yet determined, Amy retraces her sister’s movements, flying to the last place Sylvie was seen. But instead of simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth. Sylvie, the golden girl, kept painful secrets . . . secrets that will reveal more about Amy’s complicated family—and herself—than she ever could have imagined.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kwok, J. (2019). Searching for Sylvie Lee: a novel (First edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kwok, Jean. 2019. Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kwok, Jean. Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kwok, Jean. Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel First edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
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