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Dandelion  Cover Image Book Book

Dandelion / Jamie Chai Yun Liew.

Summary:

"When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen or heard from again. Now, as a new mother herself, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Swee Hua. She recalls the spring of 1987, growing up in a small British Columbia mining town where there were only a handful of Asian families; Lily's previously stateless father wanted them to blend seamlessly into Canadian life, while her mother, alienated and isolated, longed to return to Brunei. Years later, still affected by Swee Hua's disappearance, Lily's family is nonetheless stubbornly silent to her questioning. But eventually, an old family friend provides a clue that sends Lily to Southeast Asia to find out the truth."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781551528816 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 262 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2022]
Subject: Absentee mothers > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Motherhood > Fiction.
Quests (Expeditions) > Fiction.
Social isolation > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Topic Heading: Canada Reads 2025
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Available copies

  • 7 of 28 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Invermere Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 27 current holds with 28 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Invermere Public Library FIC LIE (Text) IPL062921 Adult Fiction Volume hold On holds shelf -
Beaver Valley Public Library F LIE (Text) 35144000253927 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-12
Burns Lake Public Library AF LIE (Text) 35198000743972 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-19
Castlegar Public Library FIC LIE (Text) 35146002313328 Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-18
Fernie Heritage Library FIC LIE (Text) 35136000683517 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-19
Fort St. James Public Library LIE (Text) 35196001032213 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Fort St. John Public Library AF LIE (Text) 35211000590457 ADULT Fiction Volume hold In transit -
Fraser Lake Public Library AFTPB FIC LIE (Text) 35195000354248 Main Floor - Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-07
Gibsons Public Library FIC LIEW (Text) 30886001117098 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-20
Grand Forks FIC LIE (Text) 35142002756020 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-19


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