White Ivy A Novel

Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you'd never know it by looking at her. Raised outside of Boston, her immigrant grandmother teaches her to pilfer items from second-hand shops and yard sales. 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 crimes, she is swiftly sent to China, and her dream of assimilation evaporates. Years later, Ivy returns to Boston as a poised yet restless young woman. A chance encounter with Gideon's sister, Sylvia Speyer, leads to a fateful reconnection with Gideon. Slowly, Ivy sinks her claws into Gideon and the entire Speyer clan, but just as she 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. The novel is a story of love, lies, and dark obsession, offering sharp insights into the immigrant experience, class, and race.

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