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Our Missing Hearts
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.
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Reviews
Excellent story of the life of a boy who is part Chinese in a dystopian United States . He is searching for his mother a poet who has been labeled an enemy of the state. . Her poem ‘ Our Missing Hearts” has become a solemn symbol of the numerous children who have mysteriously disappeared under the rule of PACT (Protect American Customs and Traditions) he finds his mother and much more in his search. Well written and moving especially in our current confusing society .
By YayaNetski
An amazing story that captures fragments of our history in so many ways- and evokes the past while bringing to light the same process happening again and again, even now
By Katswobo
Slow, subtle, and sorrowful. The writing is vibrant but the story is a tear-jerker.
By Sillysideup
We would be naive to think these things couldn’t/wouldn’t happen in our lifetimes. They have. They do. This book cannot be put down. Every parent, every person who has ever loved — or dare I say BEEN — a child can find a nugget to grasp. Beautifully done, and such a worthwhile read.
By nnsmom
This book is an absolute must read carrying deep implications from our human past and indicating how current events and thought patterns must inform our future considerations.
By korty-korto