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Synopsis
What to do when the answers we most desperately seek are the very ones that elude us?
China, June 1918.
When the explorer Frank Meyer mysteriously disappears from a ferry on the Yangtze River, American Vice-Consul Samuel Sokobin is tasked with finding the missing man. With no clues to guide his search and fearing failure in his new post as a man of rank, Sokobin heads upriver with Mr. Lin, a Chinese interpreter he's never met.
However, the investigation quickly turns deeply personal for Sokobin, himself mired in guilt and grief over his daring younger brother--a fighter pilot gone MIA in the world war. As Sokobin continues to desperately search for answers, the fates of the two missing men become conflated in his head and heart, threatening to break him. Equal parts mystery and classic novel, Foreign Seed is a moving testament to friendship, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Inspired by historical events.
Synopsis
Equal parts mystery and epic novel inspired by historical events, Foreign Seed plunges readers into the search for a man who seems to vanish out of thin air.China, June 1918.
When the explorer Frank Meyer suddenly disappears from a ferry on the Yangtze River, American Vice-Consul Samuel Sokobin is tasked with finding the missing man. By the time Sokobin receives the case, four days have passed since Meyer was last seen on the vast river. With no clues to guide his search and fearing failure in his new post as a man of rank, Sokobin heads upriver with Mr. Lin, a Chinese interpreter he's never met. The investigation soon turns deeply personal for Sokobin, who can't help but conflate Meyer's fate with that of his daring younger brother--a fighter pilot gone MIA in the world war. As Sokobin continues to desperately search for answers, this mental connection threatens to break him, and he's forced to contend with the biggest question of all: what do we do when the answers we most desperately seek are the very ones that elude us?
A sweeping tale of ambiguous loss and grief, Foreign Seed is a moving testament to friendship, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit. Allison Alsup's exquisitely-researched debut novel will stay in readers' hearts and minds long after they've turned the last page.