{"product_id":"somewhere-sisters-erika-hayasaki-9781643755366","title":"Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2022 and Winner of a Nautilus Silver Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Stirring and unforgettable--a breathtaking adoption saga like no other.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eRobert Kolker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHidden Valley Road\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLost Girls\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was 1998 in Nha Trang, Việt Nam, and Liên struggled to care for her newborn twin girls. Hà was taken in by Liên's sister, and she grew up in a rural village with her aunt, going to school and playing outside with the neighbors. They had sporadic electricity and frequent monsoons. Hà's twin sister, Loan, was adopted by a wealthy, white American family who renamed her Isabella. Isabella grew up in the suburbs of Chicago with a nonbiological sister, Olivia, also adopted from Việt Nam. Isabella and Olivia attended a predominantly white Catholic school, played soccer, and prepared for college. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Isabella's adoptive mother learned of her biological twin back in Việt Nam, all of their lives changed forever. Award-winning journalist Erika Hayasaki spent years and hundreds of hours interviewing each of the birth and adoptive family members. She brings the girls' experiences to life on the page, told from their own perspectives, challenging conceptions about adoption and what it means to give a child a good life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erika Hayasaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643755366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643755366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Erika Hayasaki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44212937457919,"sku":"9781643755366","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cacdbbc8-7905-445f-b4ca-b4044c1967f4.jpg?v=1692111134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/somewhere-sisters-erika-hayasaki-9781643755366","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}