Author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai will be in San Diego tomorrow to discuss her new novel 'Dust Child.'
." The book gives voice to the often-invisible women of the Vietnam War and to the Amerasian children left behind when American troops departed.
"I think that was the seed of my novel, 'Dust Child,'" Nguyễn said."I was wondering about them throughout the years, and I wanted life to treat them better. So then in 2015, I read an article that moved me very deeply about this American veteran who came back to Vietnam when he was in his early 70s. He walked the streets of Saigon with an album of old photos of him and his former Vietnamese girlfriend.
The book never takes sides but rather examines the layers of complexity surrounding these issues. It encourages compassion, reconciliation and forgiveness. It's a beautiful line that reflects the compassion the author has for all sides and for trying to understand all her characters. There is a deep sense of characters suffering guilt over things they did or did not do, and seeking forgiveness.
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