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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 attr...

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Main Author: Yang, Susie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Chinese American women > Fiction.
Immigrants > Fiction.
Theft > Fiction.
Upper class > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction.
Love stories.
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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.
Physical Description:354 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781982100599
1982100591
Author Notes:Susie Yang was born in Chongqing, China, and grew up in New Jersey. She holds a pharmD from Rutgers University. Her first novel, White Ivy, was a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick on the Today show, a New York Times bestseller, and was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. She has lived across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and now resides in Seattle with her family.

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