Searching for Sylvie Lee

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York Times Bestseller!

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“Powerful

. . . A twisting tale of love, loss, and dark family secrets.”

 — Paula Hawkins, #1 New York

Times bestselling author of The Girl

on the Train and Into

the Water

A poignant and suspenseful drama

that untangles the complicated ties binding three women—two sisters and their

mother—in one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the

eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, 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.

A deeply moving story of family,

secrets, identity, and longing, 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.

“This is a true beach read! You can’t put it down!” – Jenna Bush

Hager, Today Show Book

Club Pick