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Homeseeking, Karissa Chen

Homeseeking, Karissa Chen

2026

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'Deeply moving'

ABI DARE

'Weaves expertly between present and past'

CELESTE NG

'Unforgettable'

WASHINGTON POST

'Mesmerising'

HARPER'S BAZAAR

Suchi and Haiwen first meet as children in Shanghai, where their friendship blossoms into love. But when Haiwen joins the Nationalist army in 1947, their dream of a shared future is shattered.

Sixty years later they run into each other at a grocery store in Los Angeles. To Haiwen, it feels like a second chance, but Suchi has only survived by refusing to look back. In the twilight of their lives, can they reclaim their past and the love they lost?

'A love story in more ways than one'

VANESSA CHAN

'Kaleidoscopic'

GUARDIAN

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