The Mountains Sing
Paperback Published on: 01/07/2021
Price: £9.99
Synopsis
One family, two generations of women and a war that will change their lives forever
Ha Noi, 1972. As war breaks out in Viet Nam, twelve-year-old Huong clings to her grandmother in an improvised shelter as American bombs fall around them. For her grandmother, the experience is horribly familiar. This is a woman who knows what it takes to hold a family together as a country crumbles. And now, coming of age in a nation rocked by conflict, Huong must do the same.
With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and the haunting beauty of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, The Mountains Sing tells the enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Tran family, intimate, lyrical and bursting with life.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications
- ISBN: 9780861540136
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
- Languages: English
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A remarkable, unforgettable story.
Against the background history of French colonisation, the Great Hunger, the Japanese Occupation, The French Indochina War, Land Reform and the war between... READ MORE
Simply superb
Before reading this book I knew little about the history of Vietnam. This is a sweeping family saga of strength in the face of adversity. Simply stunning.
vietnams's history from the local perspective
I got The Mountain Sings by Que Mai Phan Nguyen from Netgalley for a fair and honest review.
The Mountain Sings, tells the story of a family from Vietnam... READ MORE
A story about.... the importance of telling stories
Through all the pain, cruelty and meaningless destruction, there's an aching beauty to this book. Perhaps, ultimately, it's a story about the importance of... READ MORE
Captivating!
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy.
I had already fell in love with the cover, so it was on my wish list.
This novel is an absolute masterpie... READ MORE
Sweeping family saga set in VIETNAM
This is a novel I would definitely read prior to visiting Vietnam. It wonderfully evokes the history and people and focusses on one family, the Trans. The ... READ MORE
A historical fiction that I can relate to
Reading The Mountain Sings brings back memories of my grandparents and parents telling me similar stories of the war - stories that you cannot find in Viet... READ MORE
A country's history told through a family's experience
The Mountains Sing: Nguyen Phan Que Mai
It is rare to find books in English by Vietnamese authors and Que Mai born in Vietnam in 1973 draws on her experie... READ MORE
A definite must read
This was one of my recent Book Club reads.
It was an amazing story. An epic, historical story told through the eyes of different generations of a North Vi... READ MORE
Breathtaking, and heartbreakingly beautiful
This book was incredible, it took my breath away and I couldn’t stop reading. I learned a lot about the politics and culture of Vietnam, through painful hi... READ MORE
A compelling historical novel…
The Mountains Sing recounts the story of the Tran family over four generations and the plight of Viet Nam through war and occupation. Quē Mai does not spar... READ MORE
Brilliant Historical Fiction
OK, The Mountains Sing has already made its way to my top favourite reads this year. If you have read Pachinko, you will love this one!
It is beautifully... READ MORE
An epic story set in Vietnam
A powerful epic story of 4 generations of the Tran family spanning the 1930s to the 1970s in Hà Noi, told in parallel by the lynchpin of the family, Diệu L... READ MORE
Loved it
Loved it – couldn’t put it down! Highly recommended!
Stunning story of a Vietnamese family in war time
Set mainly in the 70’s, The Mountains Sing tells the story of a 14 year old girl, Huang, and her grandmother attempting to survive the war and reunite thei... READ MORE
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
I enjoyed reading The Mountains Sing. When reading a book I want to read something that interests me and I hope to learn something new at the same time. I ... READ MORE
Beautiful and heartbreaking.
This book is my favourite book I’ve read this year. I loved Pachinko Min Jin Lee, and when I saw that this book was marketed as other reviews as similar I ... READ MORE
one of the best books i've ever read
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
As someone living in the West I feel as though a certain narrative has been pushed about the 'Vietnam War' and not much attention has been ... READ MORE
Ambitious, distressing but touching family story
My reading group was given this book in return for an honest review.
Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai is an interesting account of the distressing h... READ MORE
Incredibly moving and educational
I read this as a second year uni student studying history, about to begin my deeper dive into the history of the Vietnam War for my dissertation. Because o... READ MORE
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