Homeseeking

An epic tale of one couple spanning decades as world events pull them together and apart

By: Karissa Chen

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Paperback | 15 January 2026 | Edition Number 1

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'Deeply moving'

ABI DARE

'Weaves expertly between present and past'

CELESTE NG

'Unforgettable'

WASHINGTON POST

'Mesmerising'

HARPER'S BAZAAR

Suchi and Haiwen first meet as children in Shanghai, where their friendship blossoms into love. But when Haiwen joins the Nationalist army in 1947, their dream of a shared future is shattered.

Sixty years later they run into each other at a grocery store in Los Angeles. To Haiwen, it feels like a second chance, but Suchi has only survived by refusing to look back. In the twilight of their lives, can they reclaim their past and the love they lost?

'A love story in more ways than one'

VANESSA CHAN

'Kaleidoscopic'

GUARDIAN

Industry Reviews

[A] poignant debut . . . Homeseeking captures the enduring and unexpected ways these larger forces impact individual lives. - New York Times Book Review

A love story in more ways than one . . . a beautiful, nuanced look at Chinese history, family, young love, and the wisdom of age . . . By the end I was in tears.

Sweeping, epic, yet deeply intimate . . . Spellbinding.

An absolute stunner of a debut. Chen nimbly tackles too often overlooked history in an exploration of surviving the trauma of war and loss of home.

Homeseeking is a perfect love song, beautiful and poignant and tender and sad . . . A must read.

Wonderfully cinematic, gorgeously orchestrated . . . like any tried-and-true epic (think Pachinko or The Joy Luck Club) . . . Homeseeking is just a genuine pleasure to read. - San Francisco Chronicle

A towering achievement in storytelling . . . an impactful love story, told against the backdrop of historical events . . . one of the best debut novels of this century. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Skilfully interweaves the personal and the political to produce a kaleidoscopic and affecting work - Guardian

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