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The Chinese-American Literature Book Club

The Chinese-American Literature Book Club In-Person

This book club is a joint effort between the Mill Valley Library and Mamahuhu Chinese-American Restaurant to showcase the literature of Chinese and Chinese-American authors. Join us for a thoughtful discussion about culture, language, heritage, and belonging. This book club is open to all.

This book club meets the 4th Monday of each month at Mamahuhu Restaurant. To reserve your copy of the book please register below.

This month we'll be discussing The Leavers by Lisa Ko. 

One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at the nail salon and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her.

With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left with no one to care for him. He is eventually adopted by two white college professors who move him from the Bronx to a small town upstate. They rename him Daniel Wilkinson in their efforts to make him over into their version of an “all-American boy.” But far away from all he’s ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his new life with his mother’s disappearance and the memories of the family and community he left behind.

Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid and moving examination of borders and belonging. It’s the story of how one boy comes into his own when everything he’s loved has been taken away--and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of her past.

This powerful debut is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice.

Date:
Monday, February 27, 2023 Show more dates
Time:
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Time Zone:
Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  Book Clubs     In Person  
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