A transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s New York City and a historical leprosarium in Louisiana, following one young man's quest to not only survive, but live a full and vibrant life "A triumph." —Lidia Yuknavitch, bestselling and acclaimed author of The Book of Joan
BEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2023: The Boston Globe, Deep South Magazine, Paste Magazine
"[A] gripping and tenderly executed drama." —The New York Times Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson's Red at The Bone, Netflix's Atypical, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Victor Chin's life is turned upside down at the tender age of 15. Diagnosed with Hansen's disease, otherwise known as leprosy, he's forced to leave the familiar confines of his father's laundry business in the Bronx – the only home he's known since emigrating from China with his...
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A transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s New York City and a historical leprosarium in Louisiana, following one young man's quest to not only survive, but live a full and vibrant life
"A triumph." —Lidia Yuknavitch, bestselling and acclaimed author of The Book of Joan
BEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2023: The Boston Globe, Deep South Magazine, Paste Magazine
"[A] gripping and tenderly executed drama." —The New York Times
Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson's Red at The Bone, Netflix's Atypical, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
Victor Chin's life is turned upside down at the tender age of 15. Diagnosed with Hansen's disease, otherwise known as leprosy, he's forced to leave the familiar confines of his father's laundry business in the Bronx – the only home he's known since emigrating from China with his...