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Homeseeking
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Overview
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen is a historical fiction romance novel about the couple Wang Haiwen and Zhang Suchi. It follows their lives from the Second Sino-Japanese War through World War II to their immigration to the United States decades later. Haiwen and Suchi spend their childhood growing up in a working-class neighborhood in Shanghai. Haiwen and Suchi are separated when Haiwen leaves to fight in the Chinese Civil War when he is 16. Soon after, Suchi and her sister are sent as refugees to Hong Kong. Haiwen and Suchi spend the rest of their lives searching for each other, family, and home until they reunite 60 years later in Los Angeles, California. Homeseeking is Chen’s debut novel and a Good Morning America Book Club pick. It explores themes of The Search for Belonging and Home, The Impact of Geopolitical Events on Individual Lives, and The Enduring Nature of Love.
This guide refers to the 2025 G. P. Putnam’s Sons edition.
Content Warning: The source material and guide feature depictions of death, child death, rape, racism, child abuse, illness, death by suicide, suicidal ideation, antigay bias, gender discrimination, sexual content, and cursing.
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