What We Kept to Ourselves

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The New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick returns with a compelling novel about a family's quest for answers after their mother's disappearance. In 1999, the Kim family is struggling to cope with the absence of Sunny, who vanished a year earlier. John Kim, 61, feels increasingly distant from his grown children, Anastasia and Ronald. Their fragile existence is shattered when John discovers a stranger's body in their backyard, along with a letter addressed to Sunny, raising unsettling questions about the stranger's past and any links to their mother. Flashback to 1977: Sunny, pregnant and newly arrived in Los Angeles from Korea, feels isolated in a foreign land, exacerbated by her husband's emotional distance. Her loneliness is interrupted by a chance encounter at a bus stop, leading to a connection that reverberates through the years and impacts the family's present. As they delve into long-buried secrets, the Kims confront truths that challenge their understanding of Sunny and jeopardize their lives. This gripping tale blends suspense with poignant family dynamics, examining the repercussions of secrets between parents and children, and spouses. It tells the story of a family's search for belonging amid loss, while offering a profound reflection on identity, migration, and the essence of dreams in America.