One morning, Demin Guo's mother, an illegal Chinese immigrant, goes to work at a nail salon and doesn't come back. Deming is lost and angry and doesn't understand how his mom could leave him. Even after many years, when he grows up and becomes Daniel Wilkinson, he will not be able to stop thinking about his mother. And he will continue to wonder who he really is and how he should live.A novel about growing up, the call of blood, wandering around the world, where everyone is left to himself, about friendship, trust and the need to be loved. Lisa Ko talks about the eternal fugitives who move from place to place in search of a home where they want to stay.Told from two points of view - a son and a mother - the story of an imperfect childhood that plays a decisive role in the fate of a person. The novel is a National Book Award finalist, winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize, and winner of the Barbara Kingsolver Award.Published in Russian for the first time.