Our Missing Hearts: A Novel

An instant New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 • Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today , NPR, Los Angeles Times , and Oprah Daily, and more • A Reese’s Book Club Pick From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere , comes the inspiring new novel about a mothers unshakeable love. Its impossible not to be moved. —Stephen King, The New York Times Book Review Riveting, tender, and timely. — People, Book of the Week Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching. . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son, and I cant wait to hear what you think of this deeply suspenseful story! — Reese Witherspoon (Reeses Book Club Pick) Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. Hismother Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesnt know what happened to her—only that herbooks have been banned—and he resents that she cared more about her work than about him. Then one day, Bird receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, and soon he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of heroic librarians, and finally to New York City, where he will finally learn the truth about what happened to his mother, and what the future holds for them both. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, ofthe ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. Its about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and the power of art to create change