Our Missing Hearts

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Why read it?

2 authors picked Our Missing Hearts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Joanne McLaughlin

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Like Prophet Song, the world Ng plants us in is exceedingly bleak. But the doggedness of the characters reminds us how in love there is always hope, though perhaps not triumph.

From Joanne's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Diane Vogel Ferri

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This one captured my heart completely, and I sobbed at the end. Although dystopian, it is a timely story about the consequences of racism, oppression, and fear in America. The main characters are a boy and his missing mother. His quest to find her will touch you deeply.

I love emotionally gripping books that carry a deep message or meaning, and this one does that beautifully.

From Diane's list on strong, persistent women.

Crossing: A Chinese Family Railroad Novel

By Lisa Redfern,

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What is my book about?

Crossing is a vividly human re-imagining of the love, sacrifices, and accomplishments that two Chinese brothers - American Immigrants - experience as they travel to California to build the Transcontinental Railroad.

Crossing: A Chinese Family Railroad Novel

By Lisa Redfern,

What is this book about?

Crossing is a vividly human re-imagining of the love, sacrifices, and history that laid tracks for the North America of today.

Leaving behind ancestral Chinese homelands and their family, brothers Yang and Lee face harrowing challenges as they join countless immigrants seeking a better life in the 1860s.

This story follows their remarkable journey across the ocean to San Francisco, then into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where they'll labor to build the Transcontinental Railroad. Surrounded by California's new marvels, and carrying their cultural traditions in their hearts, Yang and Lee find themselves in precarious situations. Their passions, struggles, dreams, and…

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