The Conjoined
Jen Sookfong Lee
On a sunny May morning, social worker Jessica Campbell sorts through her mother’s belongings after her recent funeral. In the basement, she makes a shocking discovery — two dead girls curled into the bottom of her mother’s chest freezers. She remembers a pair of foster children who lived with the family in 1988: Casey and Jamie Cheng — troubled, beautiful, and wild teenaged sisters from Vancouver’s Chinatown. After six weeks, they disappeared; social workers, police officers, and Jessica herself assumed they had run away.
As Jessica learns more about Casey, Jamie, and their troubled immigrant Chinese parents, she also unearths dark stories about Donna, whom she had always thought of as the perfect mother. The complicated truths she uncovers force her to take stock of own life.
Moving between present and past, this riveting novel unflinchingly examines the myth of social heroism and traces the often-hidden fractures that divide our diverse cities.
Duration - 14h 18m.
Author - Jen Sookfong Lee.
Narrator - Sabryn Rock.
Published Date - Sunday, 14 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
On a sunny May morning, social worker Jessica Campbell sorts through her mother’s belongings after her recent funeral. In the basement, she makes a shocking discovery — two dead girls curled into the bottom of her mother’s chest freezers. She remembers a pair of foster children who lived with the family in 1988: Casey and Jamie Cheng — troubled, beautiful, and wild teenaged sisters from Vancouver’s Chinatown. After six weeks, they disappeared; social workers, police officers, and Jessica herself assumed they had run away. As Jessica learns more about Casey, Jamie, and their troubled immigrant Chinese parents, she also unearths dark stories about Donna, whom she had always thought of as the perfect mother. The complicated truths she uncovers force her to take stock of own life. Moving between present and past, this riveting novel unflinchingly examines the myth of social heroism and traces the often-hidden fractures that divide our diverse cities. Duration - 14h 18m. Author - Jen Sookfong Lee. Narrator - Sabryn Rock. Published Date - Sunday, 14 January 2024.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:02:13:15
Chapter 1
Duration:15:50:56
Chapter 2
Duration:09:19:16
Chapter 3
Duration:34:58:19
Chapter 4
Duration:24:59:55
Chapter 5
Duration:09:18:31
Chapter 6
Duration:14:06:39
Chapter 7
Duration:08:06:32
Chapter 8
Duration:07:35:59
Chapter 9
Duration:09:14:54
Chapter 10
Duration:37:29:57
Chapter 11
Duration:55:19:15
Chapter 12
Duration:21:47:49
Chapter 13
Duration:46:56:54
Chapter 14
Duration:42:33:33
Chapter 15
Duration:31:02:54
Chapter 16
Duration:13:38:59
Chapter 17
Duration:44:07:18
Chapter 18
Duration:14:12:35
Acknowledgments
Duration:02:06:35
Ending Credits
Duration:01:18:39