The Book Of Records by Madeleine Thien
Lina and her father arrive at The Sea, a liminal enclave between migrations, where time and eras seem to meet. There she befriends neighbors from different periods—a Jewish scholar in 17th‑century Amsterdam, a philosopher fleeing 1930s Germany, and a Tang dynasty poet—whose conversations and teachings help Lina face revelations about her family’s past. The novel moves across centuries to explore migration, memory, guilt, responsibility, and the search for home.
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- Published
- 2025
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 368
- Original Language
- English
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