Overview
A sharp-witted and illuminating, impressive sophomore novel.” – Isaac Blum, author of the award-nominated The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Two half-siblings who have never met embark on a search together for the Iranian immigrant and U.S. Army veteran father they never knew.
Samira Murphy will do anything to keep her fractured family from falling apart, including caring for her widowed grandmother and getting her older brother into recovery for alcohol addiction. With attendance at her dream college on the line, she takes a long shot DNA test to find the support she so desperately needs from a father she hasn’t seen since she was a baby.
Henry Owen is torn between his well-meaning but unreliable bio-mom and his overly strict aunt and uncle, who stepped in to raise him but don’t seem to see him for who he is. Looking to forge a stronger connection to his own identity, he takes a DNA test to find the one person who might love him for exactly who he is—the biological father he never knew.
Instead of a DNA match with their father, Samira and Henry are matched with each other. They begin to search for their father together and slowly unravel the difficult truth of their shared past, forming a connection that only siblings can have and recovering precious parts of their past that have been lost. Brimming with emotional resonance, Susan Azim Boyer’s The Search for Us beautifully renders what it means to find your place in the world through the deep and abiding power of family.
Review
Henry and Samira both take DNA tests for very different reasons. Samira wants to find her father because she needs the money he would owe in child support. Henry just wants to know where he came from and more about his family. These two soon discover their connection as half siblings and this sends them on a quest and it turns into more than just finding their father. It turns into a new found family and friendship.
These children have been through so much because of bad decisions from everyone around them. Henry has been raised by very tough parents…his aunt and uncle. His real mom is in the picture but both his moms fight like cats and dogs. He just does not feel like he is loved or understood. Then there is Samira. Samira has been put in charge as the family fixer. Her bother stays in trouble because he is a drunk and cannot stay sober. When he nearly kills someone with his car, the judge orders him to an in-house recovery center. Samira must default on her college to pay for it.
I usually do not read teen or young adult books. Boy! Would I have missed a jewel! This book is emotional, unique and just powerful. This story had my emotions all over the place…mad, sad, scared and then mad all over again!
Need a deep and forceful novel…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this novel for a honest review.
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