The Leavers austen and the lies that bind

and the lies that bind her family together

notorious for man handling nosy enquirers

Finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

In the Kinsellas' house

until the day an unexpected visitor arrives on their doorstep: a tiny piglet with a big personality

The Leavers austen and the lies that bindOne morning, Deming Guos mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salonand never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven year old Deming is left mystified and bereft. 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. But far from all hes ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his