Jean Kwok, SEARCHING FOR SYLVIE LEE

Jean Kwok's inspiration for her latest novel is deeply personal. Her conversation with Zibby is captivating - sharing intimate details about her brother who went missing ten years ago, growing up in New York City in a working-class immigrant family, and feeling like the black sheep of her family. 

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