White Ivy

Name: White Ivy
Author: Susie Yang
ISBN: 9781472281814

Susie YangAuthor

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The New York Times Bestseller, November 2020

'White Ivy is magic . . . and not soon to be forgotten' JOSHUA FERRIS, author of Then We Came to the End

'Totally addictive, twisting and twisted: Ivy Lin will get under your skin' ERIN KELLY, author of He Said/She Said

'This is Austen mixed with the hyperreal sharpness of Donna Tartt' Irish Times

Ivy Lin was a thief. But you'd never know it to look at her...

Ivy Lin, a Chinese immigrant growing up in a low-income apartment complex outside Boston, is desperate to assimilate with her American peers. Her parents disapprove, berating her for her mediocre grades and what they see as her lazy, entitled attitude. But Ivy has a secret weapon, her grandmother Meifeng, from whom she learns to shoplift to get the things she needs to fit in.

Ivy develops a taste for winning and for wealth. As an adult, she reconnects with the blond-haired golden boy of a prominent political family, and thinks it's fate. But just as Ivy is about to have everything she's ever wanted, a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening the almost-perfect life she's worked so hard to build.

Filled with surprising twists, and offering sharp insights into the immigrant experience, White Ivy is both a love triangle and a coming-of-age story - as well as a dark glimpse at what can happen when we yearn for success at any cost.

MORE PRAISE FOR THIS SPELLBINDING DEBUT NOVEL:

'It's a testament to Susie Yang's skill that she can explore and upend our ideas of class, race, family, and identity while moving us through a plot that twists in such wonderful ways. But none of that would matter nearly as much if not for the truly unforgettable narrator, Ivy...' Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here and The Family Fang

'Chock-full of compelling, exciting ideas' New York Times

'The genius of White Ivy is that each plot point of the romance is fulfilled but also undercut by a traumatic pratfall, described in language as bright and scarring as a wound' Los Angeles Times

'Dark and toxic... White Ivy takes a hold of you and doesn't let go. A book I won't forget in a hurry' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange

'Frank, propulsive, clever... One of my favourite novels of the year' Susannah Dickey, author of Tennis Lessons

ISBN9781472281814

PublisherHeadline Publishing Group

Publication Date08/19/21

Pages368

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ISBN9781472281814

PublisherHeadline Publishing Group

Publication Date08/19/21

Pages368

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malima1998
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malima1998
30 Followers
5.0
"White Ivy" can be seperated into two bigger parts: Ivy Lin's childhood, where we see her growing up in China and America and how her parents' and grandmother's parenting, as well as her immigrant identity, shape her into who she will become, and adulthood, where she remeets two men from her childhood and finally tries to get what she craved as a child (and still does). The characters in this book are seldom likeable, but I loved following Ivy on her sometimes twisted way to get what she wants, and seeing what she's willing to do to get it. There was a very short part around the middle where I felt like the book had a slight lull, but other than that, this book gripped me tight and kept me invested throughout Ivy's whole journey. I also want to mention the end specifically, because wow. It had a few twists of which some I expected only shortly beforehand and others I didn't expect at all, but made sense and rounded the story up in a way that felt like a satisfying conclusion to Ivy's (and Gideon's) story.
Apr 19, 2025
5.0
"White Ivy" can be seperated into two bigger parts: Ivy Lin's childhood, where we see her growing up in China and America and how her parents' and grandmother's parenting, as well as her immigrant identity, shape her into who she will become, and adulthood, where she remeets two men from her childhood and finally tries to get what she craved as a child (and still does). The characters in this book are seldom likeable, but I loved following Ivy on her sometimes twisted way to get what she wants, and seeing what she's willing to do to get it. There was a very short part around the middle where I felt like the book had a slight lull, but other than that, this book gripped me tight and kept me invested throughout Ivy's whole journey. I also want to mention the end specifically, because wow. It had a few twists of which some I expected only shortly beforehand and others I didn't expect at all, but made sense and rounded the story up in a way that felt like a satisfying conclusion to Ivy's (and Gideon's) story.
Apr 19, 2025
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Ivy Lins Lebensgeschichte
Die fesselnde Erzählung von Ivy Lins Kindheit bis zu ihrem 28. Lebensjahr entfaltet eine packende Geschichte. Mit jedem Kapitel gewinnen die unterschiedlichen Charaktere an Tiefe, und gegen Ende steigt die Spannung, sodass das Buch fast nicht mehr aus der Hand zu legen ist. Einzig die Übersetzung wirkt an einigen Stellen etwas unelegant.
Feb 24, 2024
4.0
Ivy Lins Lebensgeschichte
Die fesselnde Erzählung von Ivy Lins Kindheit bis zu ihrem 28. Lebensjahr entfaltet eine packende Geschichte. Mit jedem Kapitel gewinnen die unterschiedlichen Charaktere an Tiefe, und gegen Ende steigt die Spannung, sodass das Buch fast nicht mehr aus der Hand zu legen ist. Einzig die Übersetzung wirkt an einigen Stellen etwas unelegant.
Feb 24, 2024
marys.rabbithole
18 Followers
marys.rabbithole
18 Followers
5.0
Ein packendes Buch, das trotz seiner knapp 500 Seiten fesselt und den unterschwelligen Spannungsbogen halten kann. Nichtsdestotrotz musste ich das Buch zeitweise zur Seite legen, da die Intrigen mir stellenweise echt durch Mark und Bein gingen. Die Charaktere bestechen mit allem. Mal blitzt Sympathie durch, während man auf der nächsten Seite schon angeekelt von der perfiden Art und Weise ist. Und berechnend ist jeder einzelne von denen, nur eben auf seine ganz eigene Art. Tatsächlich spürt man aber sogar Liebe auf einigen vereinzelten Seiten, auch wenn die ganz schnell vergessen werden kann, wenn es um das große Ganze geht. Sowohl der Plotttwist als auch das Ende spiegeln das gesamte Buch wider, so dass ich schwer beeindruckt bin wie der Kreis "der kleinen Lügen" sich am Ende perfekt schloss. Mich hat das Debüt von Susie Yang überzeugt und ich bin hart gespannt, was da noch so kommt.
Dec 23, 2023
5.0
Ein packendes Buch, das trotz seiner knapp 500 Seiten fesselt und den unterschwelligen Spannungsbogen halten kann. Nichtsdestotrotz musste ich das Buch zeitweise zur Seite legen, da die Intrigen mir stellenweise echt durch Mark und Bein gingen. Die Charaktere bestechen mit allem. Mal blitzt Sympathie durch, während man auf der nächsten Seite schon angeekelt von der perfiden Art und Weise ist. Und berechnend ist jeder einzelne von denen, nur eben auf seine ganz eigene Art. Tatsächlich spürt man aber sogar Liebe auf einigen vereinzelten Seiten, auch wenn die ganz schnell vergessen werden kann, wenn es um das große Ganze geht. Sowohl der Plotttwist als auch das Ende spiegeln das gesamte Buch wider, so dass ich schwer beeindruckt bin wie der Kreis "der kleinen Lügen" sich am Ende perfekt schloss. Mich hat das Debüt von Susie Yang überzeugt und ich bin hart gespannt, was da noch so kommt.
Dec 23, 2023