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Searching for Sylvie Lee: a novel
(CD Unabridged)

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[New York] : HarperCollins, [2019].
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CD Unabridged
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Unabridged.
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9 audio discs (12 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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“Like all most compelling mysteries, Jean Kwok’s Searching for Sylvie Lee has a powerful emotional drama at its heart. 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.

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Audio CD Kwo (suspense)
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9781982661038, 1982661038, 9781982661045, 1982661046

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Compact discs.
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Performed by Angela Lin, Samantha Quan, and Caroline McLaughlin.
Description
Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, vanishes. Terrified yet determined, Amy, the sheltered baby of the family, retraces her movements, but instead of simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Kwok, J., Lin, A., Quan, S., & McLaughlin, C. (2019). Searching for Sylvie Lee: a novel. Unabridged. [New York], HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Jean, Kwok et al.. 2019. Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel. [New York], HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Jean, Kwok et al., Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel. [New York], HarperCollins, 2019.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kwok, Jean,, et al. Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel. Unabridged. [New York], HarperCollins, 2019.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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