THE EUNUCH'S DAUGHTER & STORIES

 

“It is a remarkable story – ambitious, sweeping, and very beautiful. A gorgeous story as complex as Russian nesting dolls. An incredibly beautiful and compelling read.”

–Alexis Gargagliano (former Scribner’s Editor)

 

 

2024 Unleash Creatives Book Winner:

An Artist's Legacy

“Historical fiction can be transcendent when it is done well, though it is very, very difficult to achieve such transcendence. An Artist's Legacy achieves that level of excellence.”—Award Citation

 

 HER: The Flame Tree

“Ha evokes a visceral image of Vietnam even as much of the text is rendered in dialogue; the country can hold both flocks of parrots ‘preening their plumage and eating in a frenzy that the ground was a canvas of colors—blue, green and red’ and ‘shreds of flesh and clothing…skewered on branches.’ A vivid study of a country’s fraught history and how its people struggled to make sense of it.”—Kirkus Review

 The Afterlife of a Threadbare Jester

Winner of The Red Hen Press Fiction Award 2022

 

“Centering on a Vietnamese intelligence officer's years-long ordeal in communist reformation camps, The Afterlife of a Threadbare Jester offers a heartrending and an illuminating look at the Vietnam War and its aftermath. War, literature, religion, politics, loyalty—they are all expertly interrogated through the protagonist's compelling voice and the memorable cast of characters he encounters. Despite the struggle and suffering, the story never veers into the sentimental or cynical. Instead it returns, again and again, to the complexities of the human heart and its will to endure. A moving, unforgettable, and enlightening must-read.”—Award Citation

Her: The Flame Tree

Winner of The Gival Press Novel Award 2022

 

“A beautiful book: extraordinary writing, interesting characters and a fascinating depiction of Vietnam’s history.”
—Washington Writers’ Publishing House

 
 (Forthcoming in October 2023)