THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK THE PANDORA BOOK CLUB PICK A
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A hottest book of Autumn 2023 for THE
TIMES, DAILY MAIL, THE INDEPENDENT, VOGUE, STYLIST, TIME MAGAZINE,
EVENING STANDARD, THE I and THE IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY. 'It's
impossible not to be moved' Stephen King, New York Times
'Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching...I was so invested in the
future of this mother and son, and I can't wait to hear what you
think of this deeply suspenseful story!' Reese Witherspoon (Reese's
Book Club October '22 Pick) From the #1 bestselling author of
Little Fires Everywhere, comes one of the most anticipated books of
the year - the inspiring new novel about a mother's unbreakable
love in a world consumed by fear. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner
lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former
linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not
to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a
decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve
'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and
violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities
are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially
those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove
books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother,
Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was
nine years old. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her
poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he
knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter
containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find
her. His journey will take him through the many folktales she
poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an
underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children
who have been taken, and finally to New York, where a new act of
defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change. Our Missing
Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized
communities can turn a blind eye to the most searing injustice.
It's a story about the power - and limitations - of art to create
change in the world, the lessons and legacies we pass onto our
children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our
hearts intact.
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