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Searching For Sylvie Lee
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick & Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOK BY New York Times - Time - Marie Claire - Elle - Buzzfeed - Huffington Post - Good Housekeeping - The Week - Goodreads - New York Post - and many more
Powerful . . . 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 Read More chevron_right
This Description may be from another edition of this product.
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick & Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOK BY New York Times - Time - Marie Claire - Elle - Buzzfeed - Huffington Post - Good Housekeeping - The Week - Goodreads - New York Post - and many more
Powerful . . . 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.
This is a true beach read You can't put it down - Jenna Bush Hager, Today Show Book Club Pick
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Frequently Asked Questions About Searching For Sylvie Lee
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How long does it take to read Searching For Sylvie Lee?
It takes about 7 Hours and 15 minutes on average for a reader to read Searching For Sylvie Lee. This is based on the average reading speed of 250 Words per minute.
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How long is Searching For Sylvie Lee?
Searching For Sylvie Lee is 336 pages long.
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Who wrote Searching For Sylvie Lee?
Searching For Sylvie Lee was written by Jean Kwok
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Book Reviews (16)
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the story unfolds from several perspectives
Derived From Web , May 7, 2021
A few surprises happened on the way. The story enjoyed very much. I did not think that the ending was suitable for Sylvie.
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Exhausted
Derived From Web , Jul 23, 2020
No character development beyond prose. Boring and silly.
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Slow starter
Derived From Web , Jul 13, 2020
It took me a while to get engaged in this story, but once hooked, I couldn t put it down. Interesting and different theme with well developed characters.
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Yes
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Different!
Derived From Web , Jan 14, 2020
The turns and twists it takes keeps you guessing what happens next...
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Great story
Derived From Web , Oct 26, 2019
This story and its characters have come alive with beautiful prose. Ah, the secrets that can destroy families.
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Yes
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Outstanding
Derived From Web , Jul 29, 2019
A truly wonderful book that I read slowly to enjoy the writing. I could see a real scene from scratch and the characters were so other to me. More forward to reading more from this author.
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Good Read for book clubs
Derived From Web , Jul 23, 2019
All in all, this was an exciting pageturner. The story takes place over 3 different countries and though different cultures and the author was able to weave the story so well that it was not choppy or confusing. I think that this would also be a good book club discussion!
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Interesting story but BAD WRITING
Derived From Web , Jul 4, 2019
It appeared to be written by two different writers. One was very readable, but the other was silly, like who “jumps onto the floor †or says I am not made of doll poopie ''. I found myself skipping 10 pages forward and nothing more had happened. I wonder if someone has done a really bad translation of this book. I also felt that the book should have been titled Searching for Amy '' instead of Searching for Sylvia ''. It was Amy that and Amy that. The first two thirds of the book was very readable, unlike the last two thirds, which was a hard boring read. That is why it felt like this book was written by two different people. I liked the ending, but it was not enough to make me want to read this author again.
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Simply Magnificent! One of the best summer reads o 2019 Period!
Derived From Web , Jun 20, 2019
I was searching for Sylvia Lee on Tuesday and I can not stop thinking about the characters! The characters are well defined and we 'll write. This book had me on the edge of my seat or in my case my wheelchair the whole time lol! The twists and turns in this novel were simply amazing. I mean, as soon as you thought you had something to figure out, Wham Bam was another twisted and another surprise was right there! When you read a Jean Kwok novel, you get a first class ticket around the world as a reader! Jean describes the scene and sets the locations in her book with such magnificent detail that you are transported by the reader in an instant! This is my first Jean Kwok novel, but I can promise that it will not be my last friends!
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Some excellent writing but overwrought description over-the-top plot elements
Derived From Web , Jun 19, 2019
Some chapters are truly excellent, but others in the description get tangled up, though the author is skilled in crafting the scenes. The characters are a little unbelievable. Some of the drama depends on secrets, it is hard to believe real-world friends and family would keep from each other. And many of the characters'properties -- especially Sylvie -- do not add for me a believable person.
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