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The lotus and the storm

Title
The lotus and the storm / Lan Cao.
Author
Cao, Lan, 1961-
Publication
New York : Viking, 2014.

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388 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"An epic tale of love, loyalty, and war from the acclaimed author of Monkey Bridge Half a century after it began, the Vietnam War still has a hold on our national psyche. Lan Cao's now-classic debut, Monkey Bridge, won her wide renown for "connecting . . . the opposite realities of Vietnam and America" (Isabel Allende). In her triumphant new novel, Cao transports readers back to the war, illuminating events central to twentieth-century history through the lives of one Vietnamese American family. Minh is a former South Vietnamese commander of the airborne brigade who left his homeland with his daughter, Mai. During the war, their lives became entwined with those of two Americans: James, a soldier, and Cliff, a military adviser. Forty years later, Minh and his daughter Mai live in a close-knit Vietnamese immigrant community in suburban Virginia. As Mai discovers a series of devastating truths about what really happened to her family during those years, Minh reflects upon his life and the story of love and betrayal that has remained locked in his heart since the fall of Saigon"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • War stories.
  • Romance fiction.
  • Thrillers (Fiction)
Call Number
JFE 14-7046
ISBN
  • 9780670016921
  • 0670016926
LCCN
2013047861
OCLC
2013047861
Author
Cao, Lan, 1961-
Title
The lotus and the storm / Lan Cao.
Publisher
New York : Viking, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Research Call Number
JFE 14-7046
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