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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- How does a roomful of people in a restaurant not see the vicious and unprovoked beating of a young teenager which results in his death? Journalist Ky Tran wonders why her brother Denny died and decides to ask questions, as she thinks neither her parents nor the police care enough to find out. Her parents, Vietnamese 'boatpeople', feel that Denny's death is not only bad, but has brought shame upon them. It's 1996, and the police are busy with the heroin tide that has swept over Cabramatta, and one more Vietnamese boy dying seems to be just a part of the general wave of violence in the suburb. Yet it is Ky's past which will show how the murder came to happen... A powerful novel, about making choices and mistakes, the migrant experience and the struggles to make a new life where you never feel at home. Well written and evocative of a place and time not so much forgotten as ignored. Lindy
'An unforgettable debut, utterly compelling from start to finish. Original. Heartbreaking. Gripping. I just loved it!' Liane Moriarty
Tracey Lien is the author of the debut novel All That's Left Unsaid. Born and raised in South Western Sydney, Australia, she earned her MFA at the University of Kansas and was previously a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. See more about Tracey at traceylien.com.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- How does a roomful of people in a restaurant not see the vicious and unprovoked beating of a young teenager which results in his death? Journalist Ky Tran wonders why her brother Denny died and decides to ask questions, as she thinks neither her parents nor the police care enough to find out. Her parents, Vietnamese 'boatpeople', feel that Denny's death is not only bad, but has brought shame upon them. It's 1996, and the police are busy with the heroin tide that has swept over Cabramatta, and one more Vietnamese boy dying seems to be just a part of the general wave of violence in the suburb. Yet it is Ky's past which will show how the murder came to happen... A powerful novel, about making choices and mistakes, the migrant experience and the struggles to make a new life where you never feel at home. Well written and evocative of a place and time not so much forgotten as ignored. Lindy
Praise for All That's Left Unsaid 'An unforgettable debut, utterly compelling from start to finish. Original. Heartbreaking. Gripping. I just loved it!' Liane Moriarty 'An urgent story that commands an audience. All That's Left Unsaid is a gripping and unflinching narrative that is as heart-wrenching as it is unputdownable' Karin Slaughter 'A shocking, deeply moving and truly special debut. Savage and heart-breaking, All That's Left Unsaid tackles some hugely important issues, yet is also a richly crafted mystery, a story that is both impossible to put down and impossible to forget' Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End 'This novel will make you travel through time: to an embattled Australia in 1996, to a youth shaped by your parents' pain, to the day after the biggest mistake of your life. Tracey Lien's story pulls you back twenty years, then pushes you, heartbroken and stunned, into today's bright light. All That's Left Unsaid is honest, aching, and filled with beauty. It will transport you' Julia Phillips, internationally bestselling author of Disappearing Earth 'An extraordinary work of Australian literature about who we are as a nation. This book deserves to be a classic in our literary canon. Profoundly moving, riveting, tender and heartbreaking. What a read. Tracey Lien is a major new voice in our literary landscape and I can't wait to read what she writes next. Bravo' Nikki Gemmell 'While the mystery is compelling, like the richest literary crime fiction, this story has broader ambitions than revealing who did it . . . Poignant and impeccable storytelling' Oprah Daily 'A complex, harrowing look into the impacts on trauma on a community, written with the urgent pace of a thriller and peppered with moments of levity' Vogue Australia
