Full name: The Expatriates: A Novel

Author: Janice Y. K. Lee Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780143108429 0143108425

Janice Y. K. Lee’s New York Times bestselling debut, The Piano Teacher, was called “immensely satisfying” by People, “intensely readable” by O, The Oprah Magazine, and “a rare and exquisite story” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Now, in her long-awaited new novel, Lee explores with devastating poignancy the emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong.Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, something she believes could save her foundering marriage. Meanwhile, Margaret, once a happily married mother of three, questions her maternal identity in the wake of a shattering loss. As each woman struggles with her own demons, their lives collide in ways that have irreversible consequences for them all. Atmospheric, moving, and utterly compelling, The Expatriates confirms Lee as an exceptional talent and one of our keenest observers of women’s inner lives. Similar books: Fragrant Harbour by John Lanchester An Insular Possession by Timothy Mo Kowloon Tong by Paul Theroux The Savage Girl by Alex Shakar Night Music by Jojo Moyes Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff The Monkey King by Timothy Mo Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde Little Stalker by Jennifer Belle Blackbox by Nick Walker Waiting to Surface by Emily Listfield All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison The Inverted Forest by John Dalton