Everything I Never Told You
Recommended by Sherrilyn Ifill, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #12 in Family, Ranked #18 in Infidelity — see more rankings.
Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.
So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos.
A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping... more
So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos.
A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping... more
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Rankings by Category
Everything I Never Told You is ranked in the following categories:
- #42 in 2014
- #42 in Adultery
- #22 in Asian
- #70 in Audio
- #70 in Book Club
- #70 in Buzzfeed
- #81 in Children's Boat
- #46 in Chinese
- #49 in Death
- #71 in Depression
- #60 in Diverse
- #23 in Grief
- #65 in Identity
- #52 in Loneliness
- #60 in Racism
- #75 in Redemption
- #25 in Secrets
- #62 in Sister
- #25 in Suicide
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