''I am bereft to have finished it! From the suburbs of Philadelphia to the streets of Saigon, I was completely immersed in the lives of these very special characters. I loved it.'' EMILY ITAMI, author of Fault Lines
''A beautifully told story of family, identity, loss and belonging'' JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things
''Poignant and powerful, this is a novel that lingers long after the final page'' JEAN KWOK, author of Girl in Translation
''Beautifully written and accomplished'' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS, author of Fundamentally
''Authentic and full of life'' JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself Kissed
May 1998: Mimi Traung and her baby daughter Ngan wait restlessly at the gates of Philadelphia airport. There is still a day-s travelling left before they would land back home on Vietnamese soil. While they prepare to board, the unimaginable happens.
