LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMENâS PRIZE FOR FICTION
'A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and ⌠hopeâOCEAN VUONG
âBeautiful, brilliantâR. F. KUANG
âDazzlingâOBSERVER
âWill shatter your heartâGLAMOUR
âPowerfulâSUNDAY TIMES
An extraordinary story of the journey of one young family through love, loss and unwavering hope.
There are the goodbyes and then the fishing out of the bodies â everything in between is speculation.
One night, not long after the last American troops leave Vietnam, siblings Anh, Thanh and Minh flee their village and embark on a perilous journey in hope of a new life. Separated from their parents and fearing the worst they find themselves travelling alone in the world without a home to return to. After a twist of fate lands them in Thatcherâs Britain, they must somehow build new lives there. Will the love they have for each other be enough to keep them together?
is a stunning, life-affirming testament to the healing power of stories.Wandering Souls
A and book of the yearTimeGuardian
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023
âPoignant and lyricalâDAVID NICHOLLS
âA powerful story of courage, love and unwavering hopeâMARIE CLAIRE
Beautiful⌠I loved every wordââ PHILIPPA PERRY
âA deeply affecting reckoning with historyâi-D
âTells one of the most important stories of our timesâLUCY CALDWELL
âSpecial ⌠Reading it is like watching a writer at workâNEW YORK TIMES