Happy Tuesday everyone! Today I’m spotlighting The Reeducation of Cherry Truong by Aimee Phan which releases today! This novel sounds really good and I’m anxious to read it although it’ll be a bit before I can. Her writing has been compared to Amy Tan of whom I’m a big fan so anything in that vein is likely to be a good read for me. I’m going to share with you what the book is about and a bit about Aimee Phan and then you’ll have the opportunity to maybe win a copy for yourself!
About The Reeducation of Cherry Truong by Aimee Phan (from Aimee’s website)
Cherry Truong’s parents have exiled her wayward older brother from their Southern California home, sending him to Vietnam to live with distant relatives. Determined to bring him back, 21-year-old Cherry travels to their homeland and finds herself on a journey to uncover her family’s decades-old secrets—hidden loves, desperate choices, and lives ripped apart by the march of war and currents of history.
The Reeducation of Cherry Truong tells the story of two fierce and unforgettable families, the Truongs and the Vos: their harrowing escape from Vietnam after the war, the betrayal that divided them, and the stubborn memories that continue to bind them years later, even as they come to terms with their hidden sacrifices and bitter mistakes. Kim-Ly, Cherry’s grandmother, once wealthy and powerful in Vietnam, now struggles to survive in Little Saigon, California without English or a driver’s license. Cherry’s other grandmother Hoa, whose domineering husband has developed dementia, discovers a cache of letters from a woman she thought had been left behind. As Cherry pieces their stories together, she uncovers the burden of her family’s love and the consequences of their choices.
Set in Vietnam, France and the United States, Aimee Phan’s sweeping debut novel reveals a family still yearning for reconciliation, redemption, and a place to call home. The Reeducation of Cherry Truong debuts in March 2012 through St. Martin’s Press.
Reader’s Guide
Buy The Reeducation of Cherry Truong at: Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, IndieBound, and B&N
About Aimee Phan (from Aimee’s website)
AIMEE PHAN grew up in Orange County, California, and now teaches in the MFA Writing Program and Writing and Literature Program at California College of the Arts. A 2010 National Endowment of the Arts Creative Writing Fellow, Aimee received her MFA from the University of Iowa, where she won a Maytag Fellowship.
Her first book, We Should Never Meet, was named a Notable Book by the Kiryama Prize in fiction and a finalist for the 2005 Asian American Literary Awards. She has received fellowships from the MacDowell Arts Colony and Hedgebrook. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, and The Oregonian.
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GIVEAWAY DETAILS
I have one copy of The Reeducation of Cherry Truong by Aimee Phan to share with my readers. To enter…
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This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, March 31/12. Good luck!
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Looking for a place to call home, so well written intriuges me! So on my reading list!
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I would love to know more about all of the secrets of this family.
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Looks like a great book on Vietnamese immigrants. Would love to own it!
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I just read a little about this book on another site, and think it sounds fantastic! I would love the chance to read it, and so I will enter your giveaway, Dar. Thanks for hosting it! I do so hope that you enjoy the book!
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Those Vietnam books always interest me, and this one sounds particularly intriguing. Thanks for the spotlight and giveaway. I subscribe via email.
I read another review of this book and have been wanting to read it since. Thanks for the giveaway!
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This book sounds terrific, great family story, different locales and cultures, I’d love to win it.
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Looks like a wonderful book. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Gee, I really do want to read this book. Eighteen years ago, I told a Vietnamese American that he should write his story about escaping from Viet Nam. There was a night the ocean was so violent that they almost drowned, another time that they got attacked by pirates and so on. He thought no on here would be interested!!!!
Thank you so much for chance of winning this book.
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Oh, Dar, you know I’ll HAVE to download this one! It looks so good!
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I’d love to read this, thanks for the giveaway ^_^
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This sounds like a very intriguing read.
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I hate when my busy reading schedule keeps me from books as well. Especially those that sound as amazing as this one.
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I have heard many good things about this book can t wait to read it
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It looks like a good story.
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This book sounds like a very touching story. I would love to read it. Thanks for having this giveaway.
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Sounds like a great book.
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I’d like to enter, please!
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I love the mystery behind the book description. I’m engaged to read it. Thanks for the giveaway