Our Missing Hearts. First Printing. Signed by the Author

Ng, Celeste

ISBN 10: 0593492544 / ISBN 13: 9780593492543

Published by London. Abacus/Little, Brown, 2022

About this Item

London. Abacus/Little, Brown. 2022. First Edition/First Printing (full number line including the number 1 on the copyright page). Hard Cover. Medium 8vo 6.125 x 9.25 (15.6 x 23.5cm). approx. 325 pp. Scarlet boards with black titles to the spine. Trace of softening at the spine ends; negligible. Faint crease down the jacket near the spine but is not visible in Brodart cover; artwork by Nick Orr. Author's signature without dedication to publisher page in the prelims. Book and jacket are near fine. A novel about twelve-year-old Bird Gardner who lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert Brodart sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Our Missing Hearts. First Printing. Signed by the Author
• Publisher: London. Abacus/Little, Brown
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593492544
• ISBN 13: 9780593492543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 750 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

An instant New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more • A Reese's Book Club Pick • New York Times Paperback Row Selection

“Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son.” —Reese Witherspoon

“Riveting, tender, and timely.” —People

"Remarkable . . . An unflinching yet life-affirming drama about the power of art and love to push back in dangerous times." —Oprah Daily

From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother’s unshakeable love.

Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn’t know what happened to her—only that her books 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 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, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It’s about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and the power of art to create change.

About the Author

Celeste Ng is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the novels Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts. Ng is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, and her work has been published in over thirty languages.