Vi

Kim Thúy, Sheila Fischman (translator)
Vi
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Vintage Canada
Publication Date
April 2, 2019
Format
Trade Paperback / Unabridged
Pages
144
ISBN-13
978-0-73-527280-4

The daughter of an enterprising mother and a wealthy, spoiled father who never had to grow up, Vi was the youngest of their four children and the only girl. They gave her a name that meant "precious, tiny one," destined to be cosseted and protected, the family's little treasure.
But the Vietnam War destroys life as they've known it. Vi, along with her mother and brothers, manages to escape--but her father stays behind, leaving a painful void as the rest of the family must make a new life for themselves in Canada.

While her family puts down roots, life has different plans for Vi. Taken under the wing of Hà, a worldly family friend, and her diplomat lover, Vi tests personal boundaries and crosses international ones, letting the winds of life buffet her. From Saigon to Montreal, from Suzhou to Boston to the fall of the Berlin Wall, she is witness to the immensity of geography, the intricate fabric of humanity, the complexity of love, the infinite possibilities before her. Ever the quiet observer, somehow Vi must find a way to finally take her place in the world.
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Edition Info
Publisher / Imprint
Vintage Canada
Publication Date
April 2, 2019
Format
Trade Paperback / Unabridged
Pages
144
ISBN-13
978-0-73-527280-4
Trade Paperback
Unabridged
Publication Date: April 2, 2019
ISBN-13: 978-0-73-527280-4