This is a generational story of a son born from the Union between a Vietnamese Woman and a American GI during the Vietnam War. The story converges through three different threads:
Of two sisters Trang and Quynh who gambled on the allure of Saigon, to save their parents from money lenders.
From Phong, a Ameriasian man who was cruelly cheated out of his chance of going to the Beautiful Country.
From Dan, American GI revisiting the place which clouds most of his nightmares.

I really enjoyed the world building, it takes me back to the sights, sounds and tastes of Vietnam. I also learnt a lot of the historical naunces and decisions taken by local people during that period and the reverberations this has had on generations after.

The book has left me melancholic for a few days; although I can understand redemptive intentions. I feel uncertain if there are some actions, weight or karma which are not redeemable.
In addition, it has also made me question how ones search for redemption can have a lasting impact and reopen Traumas for others.