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Narrated by:
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Quyen Ngo
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Written by:
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Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
About this listen
In 1969, two sisters from rural Việt Nam leave their parents’ home and travel to the bustling city of Sài Gòn. Soon their lives are swept up in the unstoppable flames of a war that is blazing through their country. They begin working as ‘bar girls’ in one of the drinking dens frequented by American GIs, forced to accept that survival now might mean compromising the values they once treasured.
Decades later, two men wander through the streets and marketplaces of a very different Sài Gòn: modern, forward-looking, healing. Phong – the son of a Black American soldier and a Vietnamese woman – embarks on a search to find his parents and a way out of Việt Nam, while Dan, a war veteran, hopes that retracing the steps of his youth will ease the PTSD that has plagued him for decades.
When the lives of these unforgettable characters converge, each is forced to reckon with the explosive events of history that still ripple through their lives. Now they must work out what it takes to move forward in this richly poetic saga from Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai at her very best.
©2023 Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (P)2023 Audio production copyright Hachette Audio, all rights reserved.Critic Reviews
"Dazzling. Sharply drawn and hauntingly beautiful." (Elif Shafek, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of The Island of Missing Trees)
"Achingly honest and ultimately hopeful." (Library Journal, starred review)
"Another triumph! Powerful and deeply empathetic. A heartbreaking tale of lost ideals, human devotion, and hard-won redemption." (Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer)
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- Rahul R.
- 31-01-25
Heart Wrenching
I came across this book once I finished The Women by Kristin Hannah.
It gives us a perspective of the impact of the war on the Vietnamese people. Three stories across 2 timelines are narrated which converge in the end- 1969 tale of two sisters taking up work at a brothel to feed their impoverished family, 2016 tale of a black American-asian man, ostracised by his fellow Vietnamese all his life, in search of this father in the hopes of a better life for his family in America and 2016 tale of a former Vet returning to Vietnam to confront demons of the past.
One really feels genuine emotions for the characters and their struggles.
While we hear of Agent Orange all the time, the re-education camps for the ARVN vets, their experiences and horrors are never really captured much. This book does justice to that side too.
Overall an excellent and moving read!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-02-25
Such a beautiful story
Really transported me through the time and geographies. Quiet engaging! The characters were wholesome.
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