![]() ![]() ![]() The stunning story Ng beautifully weaves is the perfect book for our present moment-a cautionary tale of what happens when fear goes unchecked and of the power of art and brave individuals to bring social change. At the center of all of this is Bird’s mother, Margaret, a poet turned unintentional activist forced to abandon her family in order to keep it partially intact, and Bird’s quest to find her. In an effort to restore normalcy, a decade earlier, the government passed the draconian PACT (Preserving American and Culture Traditions) Act, allowing authorities to remove the children of alleged dissidents, particularly those of Asian descent, from their homes and place them with foster families. We find Bird and his father living in an America that has been ravaged by The Crisis-years of economic instability and violence that Americans blamed on China. ![]() Celeste Ng’s latest novel Our Missing Hearts tells the story of Bird, a 12-year-old boy navigating a dystopian world consumed by paranoia and groupthink that feels just familiar enough to our present reality to be absolutely terrifying. ![]()
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