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When Polly Guo, an undocumented Chinese immigrant working at a nail salon, vanishes one morning, eleven‑year‑old Deming finds himself orphaned and without anyone to care for him. He is subsequently adopted by a pair of white college professors who relocate him from the Bronx to a small town in upstate New York. Set against the backdrop of New York and China, The Leavers follows Deming’s painful journey toward self‑actualization as he grapples with the loss of his family and the cultural dislocation of his new home, while Polly struggles to reconcile her past mistakes. The novel explores themes of family, identity, immigration, and the transformative power of belonging.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: Lisa Ko
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