{"product_id":"9781529440355-the-seekers-of-deer-creek","title":"The Seekers of Deer Creek","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBanyan Moon \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a captivating, evocative story of two estranged sisters on a quest to find a painting by a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eforgotten Vietnamese artist that holds the truth of their family's fractured past. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO SISTERS. ONE PAINTING. A LONG-LOST SECRET.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBanyan Moon \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a captivating, evocative story of two estranged sisters on a quest to find a painting by a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eforgotten Vietnamese artist that holds the truth of their family's fractured past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBeautiful . a kind of ghost story wound through with artistic passion, a legacy of violence, and the indelible intimacy of sisterhood' \u003cb\u003eCatherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSandwich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The most achingly beautiful novel I've read in a long time' \u003cb\u003eAmy Jo Burns, author of \u003ci\u003eWait For Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAside from the fact they are sisters, Vivi and Calla Nguyễn have little in common.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivi, the eldest, lives an orderly and predictable life. She works as an art conservator at a museum in Chicago, carefully preserving pieces of the past, all the while refusing to examine her own dark history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalla leads a much bolder, if occasionally reckless, existence. She's an accomplished artist with a flair for the dramatic, charming and intriguing everyone she meets. She's also a recovering addict, constantly causing Vivi to worry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonths after the two fall out in the wake of their father's death, Calla appears on the steps of the museum with a sketch and a letter she found in their father's belongings. The sketch is an exact copy of \u003ci\u003eBlue Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, a striking painting by a Surrealist Vietnamese painter named K.P. Lý. In the letter, Lý writes about a mysterious lost work of art. Calla is convinced it is meant for their family, and that it was their father's deathbed wish for her and Vivi to find it together. Intrigued yet reluctant to follow her capricious sister, Vivi must decide whether she's willing to face or shut the door to the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the ghostly Wisconsin woods to a glittering estate in the French countryside to a disintegrating ancestral home teetering on the edge of a ravine in Việt Nam, \u003ci\u003eThe Seekers of Deer Creek \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of sisters, art, and the irresistible gravity of the past-how it endures across time and generations, always present even when buried\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THAO THAI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thao Thai is a major talent' \u003cb\u003eNguyen Phan Que Mai, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mountains Sing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eRiveting . Magnetic' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle, Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written . a joy to read' \u003cb\u003eChristina Baker Kline, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Exiles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Haunting, a little spooky and occasionally heartbreaking' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGood Housekeeping, Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585167536502,"sku":"9781529440355","price":17.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39745371_04251cb3-28f0-484a-88bb-582786ed51a5.jpg?v=1769723054","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529440355-the-seekers-of-deer-creek","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}