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White Ivy

Name: White Ivy
Author: Susie Yang
ISBN: 9781982100605

Susie YangAuthor

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“A truly addictive read” (Glamour) about how a Chinese American woman’s crush on a privileged former classmate becomes a story of love, lies, and dark obsession, offering stark insights into the immigrant experience, as it hurtles to its electrifying ending in this “twisty, unputdownable, psychological thriller” (People).

Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you’d never know it by looking at her.

Raised outside of Boston, Ivy’s immigrant grandmother relies on Ivy’s mild appearance for cover as she teaches her granddaughter how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teen—and, most importantly, to attract the attention of Gideon Speyer, the golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when Ivy’s mother discovers her trespasses, punishment is swift and Ivy is sent to China, and her dream instantly evaporates.

Years later, Ivy has grown into a poised yet restless young woman, haunted by her conflicting feelings about her upbringing and her family. Back in Boston, when Ivy bumps into Sylvia Speyer, Gideon’s sister, a reconnection with Gideon seems not only inevitable—it feels like fate.

Slowly, Ivy sinks her claws into Gideon and the entire Speyer clan by attending fancy dinners and weekend getaways to the Cape. But just as Ivy is about to have everything she’s ever wanted, a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening the nearly perfect life she’s worked so hard to build.

Filled with surprising twists and a nuanced exploration of class, race, identity, and ambition, White Ivy is a “highly entertaining,” (The Washington Post) “propulsive debut” (San Francisco Chronicle) that offers a glimpse into the dark side of a woman who yearns for success at any cost.

ISBN9781982100605

PublisherScribner Book Company

Publication Date07/27/21

Pages368

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ISBN9781982100605

PublisherScribner Book Company

Publication Date07/27/21

Pages368

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malima1998
30 Followers
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