Winnie M. Li, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara, discusses & signs What We Left Unsaid

From Winnie M. Li, author of the “dazzling and devastating” (Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author) thriller Complicit, comes WHAT WE LEFT UNSAID, an emotive and eye-opening novel that explores family, race, growing up, and what it means to be American.

The Chu siblings haven’t seen each other in years. Thirty years ago, a strange incident had aborted a family road trip to the Grand Canyon. No one’s ever really spoken about it, and over the years, Bonnie, Kevin, and Alex lost touch.

When they are told that their ailing mother is scheduled for an operation, they agree to come visit her. But their mother makes an odd request: before seeing her, they must go on a road trip together to the Grand Canyon.

Together, the siblings travel along Route 66 – but as the trip continues, they realize the Great American Road Trip may not be what they expected. Facing their own prejudices and those of others, the Chu siblings learn to bridge the distance between them, the present day, and their past childhood experience.

With “powerful and beautiful writing” (Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author), Winnie M Li shares her most accessible story yet. Regardless of race, gender, or family circumstances, every reader will be able to relate to something in the Chu family story.