<b>"Devastating and heartwarming, and exquisite in every way, this is a book you'll fall deeply in love with and never want to put down." - Kevin Kwan<br><br>From the author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The Piano Teacher,</i> a beautiful, transporting novel about motherhood, marriage, and friendship</b><br><br> Janice Y. K. Lee's blockbuster hit debut, <i>The Piano Teacher</i>, was called "immensely satisfying" by <i>People,</i> "intensely readable" by <i>O, The Oprah Magazine,</i> and "a rare and exquisite story" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Now, in her long-awaited new novel, Lee explores with devastating poignancy the emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong.<br><br> Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, something she believes could save her foundering marriage. Meanwhile, Margaret, once a happily married mother of three, questions her maternal identity in the wake of a shattering loss. As each woman struggles with her own demons, their lives collide in ways that have irreversible consequences for them all. Atmospheric, moving, and utterly compelling, <i>The Expatriates</i> confirms Lee as an exceptional talent and one of our keenest observers of women's inner lives.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
