Penguin Press
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 SelectionFrom 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...