Celeste Ng's 'Our Missing Hearts' explores a new dystopia through a teenager's eyes
Podcast: NPR's Book of the DayPublished On: Mon Oct 17 2022
Description: Celeste Ng's new novel Our Missing Hearts is set in a dystopian America, where children are taken away from their parents. The story is told from the perspective of a 12-year-old boy who goes in search of his missing mother. In an interview with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, Ng says she wanted to look at how people rationalize their faith in institutions, and how willing they are to look away from something that's wrong.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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