THE LEAVERS By Lisa Ko. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017. First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page, $25.95 to the jacket's flap. SIGNED by the Chinese-American author to the title page. Ko's debut novel won the Pen/Bellweather Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Set in China and in New York, the novel is told through two main characters, an undocumented Chinese immigrant mother, and her son, who after his mother's disappearance in NYC, is adopted by a white suburban couple who want him to assimilate. Minute crimp to the lower spine edge, else very nearly fine, firm and square in purple textured boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine, purple headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $25.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.