Everything I Never Told You | A Novel

Lydia passed away. But as yet, they are unaware of this. This is how the beautifully written novel about a Chinese American family in a small Ohio town in the 1970s opens. Marilyn and James Lee love Lydia dearly, and they are determined that their favourite child will achieve the goals that they were unable to. However, the tenuous balance that has been holding the Lee family together is shattered and they descend into chaos when Lydia’s body is discovered in the nearby lake. Everything I Never Told You is a sensitive family portrait and a riveting page-turner that delves into the deeply moving tale of family, secrets, and longing. It reveals the ways in which husbands and wives, fathers and sons, and mothers and daughters struggle throughout their lives to understand one another.