Everything I Never Told You：A Novel

Lydiaisdead.Buttheydon’tknowthisyet...Sobeginsthestoryofthisexquisitedebutnovel，aboutaChineseAmericanfamilylivingin1970ssmall-townOhio.LydiaisthefavoritechildofMarilynandJamesLee;theirmiddledaughter，agirlwhoinheritedhermother’sbrightblueeyesandherfather’sjet-blackhair.HerparentsaredeterminedthatLydiawillfulfillthedreamstheywereunabletopursue—inMarilyn’scasethatherdaughterbecomeadoctorratherthanahomemaker，inJames’scasethatLydiabepopularatschool，agirlwithabusysociallifeandthecenterofeveryparty.WhenLydia’sbodyisfoundinthelocallake，thedelicatebalancingactthathasbeenkeepingtheLeefamilytogethertumblesintochaos，forcingthemtoconfrontthelong-keptsecretsthathavebeenslowlypullingthemapart.James，consumedbyguilt，setsoutonarecklesspaththatmaydestroyhismarriage.Marilyn，devastatedandvengeful，isdeterminedtofindaresponsibleparty，nomatterwhatthecost.Lydia’solderbrother，Nathan，iscertainthattheneighborhoodbadboyJackissomehowinvolved.Butit’stheyoungestofthefamily—Hannah—whoobservesfarmorethananyonerealizesandwhomaybetheonlyonewhoknowsthetruthaboutwhathappened.Aprofoundlymovingstoryoffamily，history，andthemeaningofhome，EverythingINeverToldYouisbothagrippingpage-turnerandasensitivefamilyportrait，exploringthedivisionsbetweenculturesandtheriftswithinafamily，anduncoveringthewaysinwhichmothersanddaughters，fathersandsons，andhusbandsandwivesstruggle，alltheirlives，tounderstandoneanother.