The Leavers

The Leavers is Lisa Ko's first novel, published on May 2, 2017.

Plot

Deming Guo's mother suddenly disappears from the family's New York City apartment without warning. Deming is placed into foster care, ultimately to be adopted by a suburban couple, Kay and Peter. Five hours away from the city in Ridgeburough, Deming Guo becomes Daniel Wilkinson. As Deming/Daniel searches for a sense of connection, belonging, and identity in a new home with a new family, the reader begins to learn more about the story of Deming's mother, Polly.[1][2][3]

Awards

The Leavers has received the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction and a nomination for National Book Award for Fiction.[4]

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References
  1. Akbar, Arifa (2018-04-22). "The Leavers by Lisa Ko review – quietly sensational story of migrants' plight". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. Jen, Gish (2017-05-16). "Migration, a Makeshift Family, and Then a Disappearance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  3. Weiss-Meyer, Amy (2017-05-14). "'The Leavers' Is a Wrenching Tale of Parenthood". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  4. "The Leavers". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-04.


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