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An instant New York Times bestseller - A New York Times Notable Book - Named a Best Book of the Year by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more - A Reese's Book Club Pick - New York Times Paperback Row Selection "Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son." --Reese Witherspoon "Riveting, tender, and timely." --People "Remarkable . . . An unflinching yet life-affirming drama about the power of art and love to push back in dangerous times." --Oprah Daily. From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother's unshakeable love. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn't know what happened to her--only that her books have