Richland Library Main
Vista Book Group
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a book group discussion of this month’s title, The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’
Join us at 6:00 on Wednesday, April 24 for a lively discussion. Please contact Chantal Wilson or Megan Mathis at 929-3400 to pick up a book group copy.
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With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko or Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner’s In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore apart not just her beloved country, but also her family.
Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope.
The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s first novel in English.
Vista Book Group meets the fourth Wednesday of every month from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.