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74th National Jewish Book Awards Finalist - Goldberg Prize for Debut Fiction
"I got completely and gratefully lost in its rich setting and memorable characters. You will, too." —Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Somebody’s Fool
Equal parts mystery and epic novel inspired by historical events, Foreign Seed plunges readers into the search for a man who seems to vanish out of thin air.
China, June 1918.
When the explorer Frank Meyer suddenly disappears from a ferry on the Yangtze River, American Vice-Consul Samuel Sokobin is tasked with finding the missing man. By the time Sokobin receives the case, four days have passed since Meyer was last seen on the vast river. With no clues to guide his search and fearing failure in his new post as a man of rank, Sokobin heads upriver with Mr. Lin, a Chinese interpreter he’s never met. The investigation soon turns deeply personal for Sokobin, who can’t help but conflate Meyer’s fate with that of his own daring younger brother—a fighter pilot gone MIA in the world war. As Sokobin continues to search for answers, this mental connection threatens to break him, and he’s forced to contend with the biggest question of all: what do we do when the answers we most desperately seek are the very ones that elude us?
A sweeping tale of loss and grief, Foreign Seed is a moving testament to friendship, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit. Allison Alsup’s exquisitely-researched debut novel will stay in readers’ hearts and minds long after they’ve turned the last page.
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Allison Alsup has won multiple contests and recognitions, including the 2014 O. Henry Prize Stories, Best Food Writing 2015, and the UK’S 2018 Manchester Fiction Prize shortlist. She is the co-founder of the non-profit New Orleans Writers Workshop, where, in addition to teaching, Allison mentors fellow writers one-on-one to develop their stories. Foreign Seed is her first novel.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Set in China asAmerica gets involved in WWI, Foreign Seed follows newly minted ViceConsul Samuel Sokobin's first case as he investigates the disappearance ofFrank Meyer (of Meyer Lemon fame), explorer for the U.S. Department of ForeignSeed and Plant Introduction, when he disappears from a steamship on the YangtzeRiver. A rugged, Dutch immigrant, Meyer made a living seeking foreign specimensas a man without a country, a feeling Sokobin denies as he ticks off one moreyear living in temporary housing in China and shielding himself from thepossibility of close friendship. Moreover, Meyer is rumored to be Jewish,igniting the prejudice Sokobin can't shake as the son of Jewish immigrantlaborers in New Jersey. Sokobin needs to find Meyer, and quickly, if the bodyis to be properly cared for. Sokobin travels upriver with his enigmaticinterpreter, Mr. Lin, while fighting flaming visions of his fighter pilotlittle brother's apparent demise in France. Always the hotshot, young Ethan hasbeen missing for months, and Sokobin refuses to betray him by mourning him. Thesearch for Meyer leads Sokobin from Nanking to uncharted villages to thestreets of Shanghai, where he is confronted with his past and a love that is nolonger within his reach. Seller Inventory # LU-9781684429974
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