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The story follows 12-year-old , who lives a quiet, fearful life with his father, Ethan, a former linguist now working as a librarian. They live in the shadow of PACT, which labels anything deemed "un-American"—particularly anything related to Chinese culture—as a threat. Bird’s mother, a Chinese-American poet named Margaret Miu , disappeared years ago after her poem "Our Missing Hearts" became an accidental anthem for anti-PACT resistance.

When Bird receives a cryptic letter from his mother, he embarks on a quest to find her, uncovering the truth about a government that systematically removes children from "unpatriotic" parents to be re-homed with "model" American families. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng - Goodreads Corazones perdidos - Celeste Ng.epub

In her third novel, Our Missing Hearts (Spanish title: Corazones perdidos ), Celeste Ng departs from the suburban realism of Little Fires Everywhere to deliver a chillingly plausible dystopian tale. Set in a near-future America, the story explores the devastating impact of the "Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act" (PACT), a law designed to enforce patriotism in the wake of economic crisis. The story follows 12-year-old , who lives a