Finalist for the 2019 NBCC John Leonard Prize for Best First Book.
Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. One of
Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Debut Novels of 2019. Named one of
the Best Books of 2019 by TIME, The Washington Post, and Esquire. A
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. "A singularly vast and
captivating novel . . . What makes Lin's novel such an important
book is the extent to which it probes America's mythmaking about
itself." --The New York Times Book Review A searing debut novel
that explores community, identity, and the myth of the American
dream through an immigrant family in Alaska In Chia-Chia Lin's
debut novel, The Unpassing, we meet a Taiwanese immigrant family of
six struggling to make ends meet on the outskirts of Anchorage,
Alaska. The father, hardworking but beaten down, is employed as a
plumber and repairman, while the mother, a loving, strong-willed,
and unpredictably emotional matriarch, holds the house together.
When ten-year-old Gavin contracts meningitis at school, he falls
into a deep, nearly fatal coma. He wakes up a week later to learn
that his little sister Ruby was infected, too. She did not survive.
Routine takes over for the grieving family: the siblings care for
each other as they befriend a neighboring family and explore the
woods; distance grows between the parents as they deal with their
loss separately. But things spiral when the father, increasingly
guilt ridden after Ruby's death, is sued for not properly
installing a septic tank, which results in grave harm to a little
boy. In the ensuing chaos, what really happened to Ruby finally
emerges. With flowing prose that evokes the terrifying beauty of
the Alaskan wilderness, Lin explores the fallout after the loss of
a child and the way in which a family is forced to grieve in a
place that doesn't yet feel like home. Emotionally raw and subtly
suspenseful, The Unpassing is a deeply felt family saga that
dismisses the American dream for a harsher, but ultimately more
profound, reality.
General
Imprint: |
St Martin's Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2020 |
Authors: |
Chia-Chia Lin
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Dimensions: |
208 x 135 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-250-61945-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-250-61945-9 |
Barcode: |
9781250619457 |
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