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Our missing hearts : a novel / Celeste Ng.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Reese's book clubPublisher: [New York] : Random House Large Print, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First large print editionDescription: 400 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593632673
  • 0593632672
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: In a society consumed by fear, twelve-year-old Bird Gardner, after receiving a mysterious letter, sets out on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese-American poet who left when he was nine years old, leading him to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Dr. James Carlson Library Large Print Fiction NG, CELESTE Available staining on top corner of pages. 2/18/23 33111011013667
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction NG, CELESTE Available 33111010931877
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction NG, CELESTE Available 33111010903611
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An instant New York Times bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book * Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today , NPR, Los Angeles Times , and Oprah Daily, and more * A Reese's Book Club Pick * New York Times Paperback Row Selection

From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere , comes the inspiring new novel about a mother's unshakeable love.

"Riveting, tender, and timely." -- People, Book of the Week

"Remarkable . . . An unflinching yet life-affirming drama about the power of art and love to push back in dangerous times." -- Oprah Daily

"Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick)

Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn't know what happened to her--only that her books have been banned--and he resents that she cared more about her work than about him.

Then one day Bird receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, and soon he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of heroic librarians, and finally to New York City, where he will learn the truth about what happened to his mother and what the future holds for them both.

Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and the power of art to create change.

In a society consumed by fear, twelve-year-old Bird Gardner, after receiving a mysterious letter, sets out on a quest to find his mother, a Chinese-American poet who left when he was nine years old, leading him to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.

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