![]() ![]() ![]() His mother Peilan (Polly) Guo was an immigrant from China to the USA, arriving whilst pregnant with Deming. The leavers by Lisa Ko is ultimately a story of love, loss and finding yourself when you feel that you don’t fit in.Īt ten-years-old, Deming Guo has already had an eventful life. ![]() It’s a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past. Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. But far from all he’s ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents’ desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. ![]() With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon – and never comes home. Ko’s novel is a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past. Format – ebook, paperback, hardcover, audio ![]()
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