Angie Kim Bücher

Wie weit würden wir gehen, um unsere schamvollsten Geheimnisse zu bewahren? „Mit durchdringender Menschenkenntnis führt Angie Kim tief in das Innenleben ihrer Charaktere.“ (Los Angeles Times) In der Kleinstadt Miracle Creek in Virginia geht ein Sauerstofftank in Flammen auf. Zwei Menschen sterben – Kitt, die eine Familie mit fünf Kindern zurücklässt, und Henry, ein achtjähriger Junge. Im Prozess wegen Brandstiftung und Mord sitzt Henrys Mutter Elizabeth auf der Anklagebank. Und die Beweise sind erdrückend. Hat sie ihren eigenen Sohn ermordet? Während ihre Freunde, Verwandten und Bekannten gegen sie aussagen, wird klar: In Miracle Creek hat jeder etwas zu verbergen.

Ein fesselnder Pageturner und eine nuancierte Familiengeschichte: Angie Kims neuer Roman »Happiness Falls« Von einer Wanderung in den Wäldern Virginias kehrt nur der 14-jährige Eugene zurück, sein Vater ist spurlos verschwunden. Eugene ist aufgrund einer Autismus-Spektrum-Störung stumm und kann nicht mitteilen, was geschehen ist, wodurch er schnell selbst ins Zentrum der Ermittlungen gerät. Seine 20-jährige Schwester Mia beginnt eigene Nachforschungen anzustellen – und kommt einer Reihe von Geheimnissen auf die Spur, die die bürgerliche Fassade der Familie bröckeln lassen. Ein mitreißender Pageturner voller überraschender Wendungen und ein sensibel erzählter Familienroman über die Frage, wie gut wir einander je kennen können.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPRAH DAILY'S #1 Book of 2023A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKFINALIST FOR THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDAMAZON EDITOR'S CHOICE & TOP TWENTY NOVEL OF THE YEAR'A Brilliant, satisfying, compassionate mystery.' GABRIELLE ZEVIN 'Bittersweet, sensitive and moving.'GUARDIAN'I can't remember a book with more layers. . . I was riveted through the last page.'JODI PICOULTMia Parkson's life is turned upside down when her stay-at-home dad, the family's anchor, goes missing. The only witness? Eugene - her younger, nonspeaking teenage brother.As the Police struggle for leads, and her mother and twin brother struggle to keep things together at home, Mia gains access to key clues about her father's disappearance. Headstrong, hyper analytical, and with secrets of her own, she decides to try and solve the case. But could Mia's impulsive actions be putting her whole family in danger?'Gorgeous . a layered and innovative exploration of family, love, happiness, and race.'JEAN KWOK'Stunning!'JO BROWNING WROE

The story unfolds as Mia grapples with her father's unexpected disappearance during a walk in the nature reserve. Initially dismissing his absence as a minor inconvenience, she soon confronts a growing sense of unease as uncertainties mount. As Mia and her family delve deeper into the mystery, they are faced with unsettling questions about his fate, blurring the lines between hope and despair. The narrative explores themes of family dynamics, the impact of loss, and the search for truth amidst confusion.

When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another--both a riveting page-turner and a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of Miracle Creek."We didn't call the police right away." Those are the first words of this extraordinary novel about a biracial Korean-American family in Virginia whose lives are upended when their beloved father and husband goes missing.Mia, the irreverent, hyperanalytical twenty-year-old daughter, has an explanation for everything--which is why she isn't initially concerned when her father and younger brother Eugene don't return from a walk in a nearby park. They must have lost their phone. Or stopped for an errand somewhere. But by the time Mia's brother runs through the front door bloody and alone, it becomes clear that the father in this tight-knit family is missing and the only witness is Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome and cannot speak.What follows is both a ticking-clock investigation into the whereabouts of a father and an emotionally rich portrait of a family whose most personal secrets just may be at the heart of his disappearance. Full of shocking twists and fascinating questions of love, language, race, and human connection, Happiness Falls is a mystery, a family drama, and a novel of profound philosophical inquiry. With all the powerful storytelling she brought to her award-winning debut Miracle Creek, Angie Kim turns the missing person story into something wholly original, creating an indelible tale of a family who must go to remarkable lengths to truly understand one another.