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The Mountains Sing

March 16, 2020

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If our stories survive, we will not die, even when our bodies are no longer here on this earth. Hương and her grandmother live alone in Hanoi until they are told to evacuate and move to a remote ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Algonquin Books, cultural, historical fiction, Vietnam, Vietnam War

What I’m Reading in March

March 9, 2020

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It’s no secret that my February reading was not great—mostly because I complained about it. But, let’s let that go and move on, shall we?! It’s March and there’s a crop of books coming out that I’m ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Feature, Reading Tagged: contemporary life, historical fiction, lists, social issues, Vietnam

The Given World

April 27, 2015

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When Riley is thirteen her brother Mick is declared missing in Vietnam. This news kills what little desire she has to stay in their small town and by the time she is eighteen she is gone, making her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, literary, Simon & Schuster, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Reeducation of Cherry Truong

February 8, 2013

The Reeducation of Cherry Truong

In Communist countries “reeducation” is a euphemism for prison camp, forced labor, deprivation, and sometimes, torture. In Aimee Phan’s new book The Reeducation of Cherry Truong there is none of these ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, literary, St. Martin's Press, Vietnam

Ru: A Novel

December 28, 2012

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The Communist takeover of Saigon forces Nguyễn An Tinh and her family to leave behind their luxurious life and escape to a refugee camp in Malaysia. From there the family immigrates to Canada and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, book clubs, cultural, debut, literary, Vietnam

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