Come spend an evening with International Bestselling Author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai discussing her new book "Dust Child". Many of you have read and loved "The Mountains Sing" and we know you will equally love Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's new book "Dust Child".
There will be 2 special performances, one by Quế Mai herself, singing a song from a classic Vietnamese Opera and one by Actor Quyen Ngo who narrated Quế Mai's first book for the audio version.
The event is organized by La Playa Books and supported by The Center on War and Society at San Diego State University.
From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam.
In 1969, sisters Trang and Quỳnh, desperate to help their parents pay off debts, leave their rural village and become “b
The International Bestseller
New York Times Editors’ Choice SelectionWinner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Awards Fellowship
"[An] absorbing, stirring novel . . .