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Homeseeking: - Karissa Chen
$19.00
Author: Karissa Chen
Genre: Literary Fiction / Historical Fiction – Immigration, Family Saga, Romance
Book Rating: ⭐9/10
Spicy Rating: 🌶️ 1/5
Description:
In Homeseeking, Suchi and Haiwen meet as children in Shanghai, forming a quiet, tender bond that is repeatedly torn apart by war, displacement, and the sweeping political upheavals of 20th-century China. From the Second Sino-Japanese War to the Chinese Civil War and eventually immigration to the United States, their lives diverge and reconnect across decades and continents. Told through shifting timelines, the novel traces how love endures—or fractures—under the weight of trauma, survival, and the longing for a place to truly belong. At its heart, Homeseeking is a deeply emotional story about memory, identity, and the complicated meaning of home.
Trope/Mood:
Childhood connection → lifelong love; second chances across decades; immigration and diaspora; historical backdrop; war-time separation; quiet, enduring romance; reflective and melancholic; emotionally rich, character-driven, and beautifully written with minimal spice but profound emotional depth.
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