The Forest for the Trees

A sweeping saga of family, identity, and secrets in mid-century America.

In 1959 suburban New York, the Lin family faces upheaval when Leo, a Chinese businessman, loses his livelihood. His American wife, Margaret, steps in as breadwinner, triggering domestic crises that mirror the Cold War tensions between the U.S. and Communist China. As oldest daughter Prudence elopes, middle child Denise escapes into French literature, and youngest Lorraine seeks solace in the Catholic Church and Mickey ...