When the explorer Frank Meyer suddenly dis appears from a ferry on the Yangtze River\, American Vice-Consul Samuel So kobin 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 ri ver. 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 interpr eter he&rsquo\;s never met. The investigation soon turns deeply personal f or Sokobin\, who can&rsquo\;t help but conflate Meyer&rsquo\;s fate with t hat of his own daring younger brother&mdash\;a fighter pilot gone MIA in t he world war. As Sokobin continues to search for answers\, this mental con nection threatens to break him\, and he&rsquo\;s forced to contend with th e biggest question of all: what do we do when the answers we most desperat ely seek are the very ones that elude us?
\nA sweeping tale of loss and grief\, \;Foreign Seed \;is a moving testament to fri endship\, faith\, and the resilience of the human spirit. Allison Alsup&rs quo\;s exquisitely-researched debut novel will stay in readers&rsquo\; hea rts and minds long after they&rsquo\;ve turned the last page.
\nAlli son Alsup \;has won multiple contests and recognitions\, including the \;2014 O. Henry Prize Stories\, Best Food Writing 2015\, \;and th e UK'S 2018 Manchester Fiction Prize shortlist. She is the co-founder of t he non-profit New Orleans Writers Workshop\, where\, in addition to teachi ng\, Allison mentors fellow writers one-on-one to develop their stories.&n bsp\;Foreign Seed \;is her first novel.
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