Karissa Chen's 'Homeseeking' is the January pick for GMA Book Club. The novel follows Haiwen and Suchi, childhood sweethearts separated by war and fate, as they navigate separate lives across continents while carrying the weight of shared longing.
ABC News Photo Illustrations, Adobe Stock, Courtesy of Putnam ''Homeseeking'' by Karissa Chen, a Fulbright, Kundiman Fiction, and VONA/Voices fellow, is an award-winning writer and is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for January. Chen's new novel is an intimate story of a couple torn apart by world events, exploring the Chinese diaspora and the meaning of home.
'Homeseeking' follows Haiwen and Suchi, childhood friends whose deep love is torn apart when Haiwen enlists in the Nationalist army in 1947, leaving behind only his violin and a note: 'Forgive me.' Over six decades, as war, famine, and opportunity shape their lives, they navigate separate paths through Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New York, and California.Angeline Boulley picks 10 books to read this Native American Heritage MonthWhile Haiwen clings to the past, Suchi looks only forward, yet their shared longing for home and each other endures. 'At once epic and intimate, 'Homeseeking' is a story of family, sacrifice, and loyalty, and of the power of love to endure beyond distance, beyond time,' a synopsis of the book described.ABC News Photo Illustration, Adobe Stock, Author photo - Ernie Chang 2023, Courtesy of Putnam By clicking on these shopping links, visitors will leave Goodmorningamerica.com. These e-commerce sites are operated under different terms and privacy policies than Goodmorningamerica.com. ABC will receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Prices may change from the date of publication.This month, we are also teaming up with Little Free Library to give out free copies in Times Square and at 150 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Since 2009, more than 300 million books have been shared in Little Free Libraries across the world. ClickThe neighborhood's familiar symphony opens with the night soil man's arrival: the trundle of his cart on uneven road, the chime of his bel
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