Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

This audiobook was alright. It wasn’t mesmerizing or spellbinding for me. It was just a good story. I liked only the younger sister, Amy, as a character. Everyone else seemed so cold & distant in the story. The narrator, Samantha Quan, of the audiobook was great. It still may be a worthwhile read for some, it certainly has received high reviews. The summary is intriguing. 

It’s setup to be a mystery with alternating chapters between Sylvie, Amy, and their mother. Sylvie was raised by her grandmother in the Netherlands. When Sylvie in 9 she is brought to America to live with her parents & to her surprise a younger sister. Of course there are plenty emotions of inferiority for Sylvie & this follows her through her life. As an adult Sylvie receives a call from her grandmother who is dying. Sylvie drops everything (a bad marriage, job, outlook) to go back to be by her grandmother’s side. When Sylvie’s sister Amy can’t get in touch with her and feels she’s the only one who cares, she flies to the Netherlands to discover what’s happened to her sister.