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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
Grand Forks ON ORDER (Text) BGF305 On Order Volume hold On order -
Greenwood Public Library Fic LIE (Text) 35141000280256 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Hazelton Public Library Fic (Text) 35154000233795 Adult Fiction - Main Floor Volume hold Available -
Hudson's Hope Public Library FIC FIC LIE (Text) BHH049882 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-12
Kaslo and District Public Library AF LIE (Text) 35134000501466 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-08
Kitimat Public Library Lie (Text) 32665002298323 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Lillooet Branch AF LIE (Text) 35180000441922 New Fiction Volume hold Available -
Mackenzie Public Library LIE (Text) 35192000481220 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-15
Nelson Public Library F LIE (Text) 35148002136360 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2025-03-17
Prince Rupert Library Liew (Text) 33294002204683 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Reshelving -


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