Books like Where the Crawdads Sing
Loved Where The Crawdads Sing? Here Are 14 More Books You Won't Be Able To Put Down
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Both devastating and joyous, The Last Story Of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim revolves around the reality of being an immigrant in America, interwoven with the mysterious death of the protagonist's mother. After Margot Lee's mother Mina stops returning her calls, she visits her mother's apartment, only to discover her dead. Margot goes into the past, finding out about her mother's life as a Korean War orphan and undocumented immigrant, as well as her first year in Los Angeles as a Korean grocery store worker where she fell in love. In search of answers regarding the night of her mother's death, Margot ends up finding out more than she could have ever thought possible.