Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club: A Novel

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An instant New York Times bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named a Best Book of the Year by People TIME Magazine The Washington Post USA Today NPR Los Angeles Times and Oprah Daily and more A Reeses Book Club Pick New York Times Paperback Row Selection Thought-provoking heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son. Reese Witherspoon Riveting tender and timely. People "Remarkable . . . An unflinching yet life-affirming drama about the power of art and love to push back in dangerous times." Oprah Daily From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere comes the inspiring new novel about a mothers unshakeable love. 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 doesnt know what happened to heronly that her books have been bannedand 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. Its about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and the power of art to create change.