| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition |
| ISBN |
9781982100599 (hardback) |
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1982100591 (hardback) |
| Descript |
354 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar--but you'd never know it by looking at her. Raised outside of Boston, she is taught how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops by her immigrant grandmother. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teen--and, most importantly, to attract the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when Ivy's mother discovers her trespasses, punishment is swift and Ivy is sent to China, where her dream instantly evaporates. Years later, Ivy has grown into a poised yet restless young woman, haunted by her conflicting feelings about her upbringing and her family. Back in Boston, when she bumps into Sylvia Speyer, Gideon's sister, a reconnection with Gideon seems not only inevitable--it feels like fate |
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Chinese American women -- Fiction
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Immigrants -- Fiction
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Theft -- Fiction
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Upper class -- Fiction
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
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Bildungsromans
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Love stories
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