How can you stand up to tyranny when your own identity is in turmoil? In this book, Journey Prize winner Yasuko Thanh transportsreaders into a vivid, historical Vietnam, that is filled with chaotic streets, teeming marketplaces, squalid opium dens, and angry ghosts that exist side by side with the living. Inspired by the history of Thanh's family, this book is perfect for readersof Camilla Gibb and Kim Thuy. Thanh, who currently resides in Victoria BC, was hailed by CBC as one of the top ten writers to watch in 2013.
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