White Ivy

**A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick** A young womanΓÇÖs crush on a privileged former classmate becomes a story of love,liesand dark obsessionoffering stark insights into the immigrant experienceas it hurtles to its electrifying ending. Ivy Lin is a thief and a liarΓÇöbut youΓÇÖd never know it by looking at her. Raised outside of BostonIvyΓÇÖs immigrant grandmother relies on IvyΓÇÖs mild appearance for cover as she teaches her granddaughter how to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops. Thieving allows Ivy to accumulate the trappings of a suburban teenΓÇöandmost importantlyto attract the attention of Gideon Speyerthe golden boy of a wealthy political family. But when IvyΓÇÖs mother discovers her trespassespunishment is swift and Ivy is sent to Chinaand her dream instantly evaporates. Years laterIvy has grown into a poised yet restless young womanhaunted by her conflicting feelings about her upbringing and her family. Back in Bostonwhen Ivy bumps into Sylvia SpeyerGideonΓÇÖs sistera reconnection with Gideon seems not only inevitableΓÇöit feels like fate. SlowlyIvy sinks her claws into Gideon and the entire Speyer clan by attending fancy dinnersand weekend getaways to the cape. But just as Ivy is about to have everything sheΓÇÖs ever wanteda ghost from her past resurfacesthreatening the nearly perfect life sheΓÇÖs worked so hard to build. Filled with surprising twists and a nuanced exploration of class and raceWhite Ivy is a glimpse into the dark side of a woman who yearns for success at any cost.