{"product_id":"9780735248717","title":"My Other Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eREAD WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A wise, well observed, and transporting debut.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eEmma Knight,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life Cycle of the Common Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mother's missing child, a search for identity, and ever-changing notions of “home”—class and race intersect with belonging in this stunning debut novel of mothers, daughters, and best friends.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn June 2000, Mimi Truang is on her way home to Vietnam when her toddler daughter vanishes in the Philadelphia airport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeventeen years later, two best friends graduate from high school in the WASP-y town of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. Kit is half-Japanese, half-American, and interracially adopted by white well-to-do parents. Sabrina is the daughter of a Chinese immigrant single mother who brandishes strict household rules to hide her own secrets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring that last summer before college, Kit travels to Tokyo, determined to uncover her Japanese identity. Her dizzying weeks in Tokyo offer her a critical distance from everything she holds dear—and a taste of first love that refines her understanding of what it means to belong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSabrina had hoped to take a similar trip to China, but money is tight. Her disappointment quickly subsides, however, as her bold, uncompromising boss becomes a mentor, prompting Sabrina to ask questions she’s avoided all her life. Meanwhile, Mimi purchases a plane ticket to Philadelphia. She finally has a lead to renew her search in the country where she and her daughter were parted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Mimi, Kit, and Sabrina come face-to-face at the end of this transformative summer, they will confront the people they truly are, dismantling their own assumptions about belonging and the importance of blood ties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emma Nanami Strenner","offers":[{"title":"Penguin Canada | Paperback | 2026-08-04","offer_id":48468410007807,"sku":"9780735248717","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9780735248717.jpg?v=1777573264","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780735248717","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}