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Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 398183 2 387640 2007 Lost Men: A Novel total:31|5:5|4:12|3:9|2:4|1:1| 31 109 61 10 211285 3.70 50 14 31230142 1463705 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.47 30
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 4 0 false Tue Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 26 10:03:19 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 10:04:15 -0700 2008
In Leung’s Lost Men Westin Chan – the sad, contemplative protagonist – finds that in his mid-thirties he still wrestles with his father’s abandonment of him as a child. ...more...]]> 38420382 1735903 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 19:46:31 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 14:26:43 -0800 2008 5007765 304518 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 10:23:51 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 06:44:14 -0800 2009
Most of the book is set in China, and some Ch...more...]]> 26861008 1358 2962049 0307351653 9780307351654 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2962049.Lost_Men_A_Novel 5.00 1 2007 5 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 10:16:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 16:38:02 -0700 2008
The book revolves around Westen, whose blonde mom died when he was 8, leaving his Chinese dad to ... take off and leave him with white relatives along the Columbia Gorge.

So he's got not only identity ...more...]]> 7369543 265114 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 22:44:25 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 22:46:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 14841316 864487 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 2 1 true Sun Feb 10 22:22:36 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 13:06:58 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 22:18:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 16498723 746979 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 5 0 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 27 06:32:59 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 02 07:03:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 22545984 529240 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 3 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 08:10:38 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 07:46:16 -0700 2008 6277588 383400 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 3 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 09:02:43 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 09:04:33 -0700 2007 10149547 666077 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 5 0 false Sat Dec 08 13:46:48 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 20:31:54 -0800 2007 66193339 2595867 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:12:43 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:40:19 -0700 2009 64273373 267803 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 0 0 false Mon Jul 20 15:37:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 15:37:04 -0700 2009 62202763 1187892 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Jul 05 08:29:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 08:29:22 -0700 2009 62033005 2312186 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 0 0 false Fri Jul 03 11:38:45 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 11:39:01 -0700 2009 59869848 2013414 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 0 0 false Tue Jun 16 07:13:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 07:13:06 -0700 2009 54748029 1090701 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 2 0 false Sat May 02 20:29:51 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 20:29:51 -0700 2009 54483044 2272858 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 10:25:40 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 10:27:32 -0700 2009 51661741 2192719 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 4 0 false Sun Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 06 04:18:49 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 04:19:08 -0700 2009 51196876 1946108 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 0 0 false Wed Apr 01 17:00:03 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 17:00:03 -0700 2009 46662130 1762070 398183 0307351645 9780307351647 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150m/398183.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174427150s/398183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/398183.Lost_Men_A_Novel 3.52 31
Twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrangement, Westen receives an invitation from his father to travel with him to China—a prom-ise Xin once made when Westen was a child. So it is that two strangers—a father and a son—travel halfway around the world to a land that one of them knows intimately and the other has never seen. As they tour the country, the two men reveal themselves slowly and awkwardly: Westen’s history of failed relationships and his conflicted cultural identity; Xin’s regret at leaving his son and the terrible secret he’s kept too long. And in the end, their relationship may just hinge on the contents of a sealed letter written by Westen’s mother before her death—one that threatens to answer the lifelong question neither of them has dared to ask.

Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Lost Men is a stunning literary novel that explores cultural and ethnic identity, the meaning of family, the exigencies of fate, and the lengths to which we will go to reconnect with those we fear we have lost. Brian Leung reveals both the intimate hearts of his characters and the telling details of place with equal and substantial grace.]]> 2007 0 0 false Tue Feb 17 13:03:44 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 13:03:44 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=398183