Books by Lisa Ko and Complete Book Reviews

The Leavers
The Leavers
Lisa Ko. Algonquin, $25.95 (352p) ISBN 978-1-61620-688-8
Ko’s debut is a sweeping examination of family through the eyes of a single mother, a Chinese immigrant, and her U.S.-born son, whose separation haunts and defines their lives. Eleven-year-old Deming’s mother, Polly, suddenly disappears from the...
READ FULL REVIEW
Memory Piece
Memory Piece
Lisa Ko. Riverhead, $28 (304p) ISBN 978-0-593-54210-1
Ko (The Leavers) spans past, present, and future with the astute story of three Chinese American women from the New York City tristate area over the course of their lives. As a teen in 1980s suburbia, Giselle Chin knows she wants to be an artist,...
READ FULL REVIEW
The Leavers
The Leavers
Lisa Ko, read by Emily Woo Zeller. HighBridge Audio, , unabridged, 12 CDs, 15 hrs., $39.99 ISBN 978-1-6816-8508-3
Ko’s novel centers on Peilan/Polly, a Chinese immigrant who fails to return from work one day, abandoning her 11-year-old son in the Bronx. Through perspective shifts and flashbacks, the story gradually reveals what happened to her during the years...
READ FULL REVIEW
X
Stay ahead with
Tip Sheet!
Free newsletter: the hottest new books, features and more
X
X
Email Address

Password

Log In Forgot Password

Premium online access is only available to PW subscribers. If you have an active subscription and need to set up or change your password, please click here.

New to PW? To set up immediate access, click here.

NOTE: If you had a previous PW subscription, click here to reactivate your immediate access. PW site license members have access to PW’s subscriber-only website content. If working at an office location and you are not "logged in", simply close and relaunch your preferred browser. For off-site access, click here. To find out more about PW’s site license subscription options, please email Mike Popalardo at: mike@nextstepsmarketing.com.

To subscribe: click here.