War leaves more than ruins behind. It leaves lives entwined by love, loss, and longing.
In 1969, sisters Trang and Quỳnh leave their rural village for Sài Gòn, working in a bar to help their family survive. Amid the chaos of war, Trang falls for an American helicopter pilot, a romance destined to leave lasting scars.
Decades later, an American veteran returns to Việt Nam seeking peace, while Phong, the abandoned son of a Black American soldier and a Vietnamese woman, searches for the parents he has never known.
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, the bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, is a lyrical and profoundly moving novel about love, redemption, and the bonds that endure across generations. A finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
