{"title":"Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"que-mai-collection-nguyen-phan-que-mai-2-book-fiction-set-mixed-format","title":"Que Mai Collection by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Mixed Format","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDust Child\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Mountains Sing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Mixed Format (Dust Child - Hardcover, The Mountains Sing - Paperback)\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oneworld Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNguyễn Phan Quế Mai's Que Mai Collection brings together two acclaimed novels tracing Vietnam's twentieth-century history through unforgettable characters. Dust Child follows four lives bound by choices made during wartime, while The Mountains Sing spans two generations of the Tran family as war reshapes their world. Together, these novels combine lyrical prose with deep historical research, offering American readers an intimate window into Vietnamese history, resilience, and family devotion. Perfect for fans of literary historical fiction, book clubs, and readers wanting a moving, atmospheric story rooted in real cultural memory and hard-won hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis two-book set gathers Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's most celebrated novels, each a deeply researched portrait of Vietnam across decades of upheaval. Dust Child unfolds as four lives, separated by war, converge decades later in unexpected ways. Trang and her sisters leave their rural village for Saigon, taking work as bar girls to support their struggling family, and the choices made in that era ripple into the present, touching the lives of American veterans and Vietnamese families alike. The novel moves between past and present, exploring guilt, forgiveness, and the long shadow war casts on ordinary people, even generations later.\n\nThe Mountains Sing widens the lens to a full family saga, following two generations of the Tran family through French colonization, land reform, and the Vietnam War, into the modern day. Narrated largely by a grandmother and granddaughter, the novel weaves personal memory into national history, showing how Vietnamese women held families together through famine, displacement, and loss. Both novels share Quế Mai's hallmark blend of poetic language and historical detail, drawn from her own family history and years of research and interviews. Read together, they offer American readers a rare, layered understanding of Vietnam told from Vietnamese perspectives, making this collection meaningful for any home library, book club, or classroom unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo acclaimed novels by an internationally celebrated Vietnamese author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLyrical historical fiction on the human cost of the Vietnam War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust Child in hardcover, The Mountains Sing in paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal gift for book clubs and history lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new copies for any home library or classroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic Vietnamese perspectives on war and family, rarely paired together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook-by-Book Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDust Child — Four lives are bound together by choices made during the Vietnam War, converging decades later in unexpected ways.\nThe Mountains Sing — Two generations of the Tran family endure war, land reform, and displacement across twentieth-century Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNguyễn Phan Quế Mai was born and raised in Vietnam and is the author of the international bestseller The Mountains Sing, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize and winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award and the 2021 International Book Awards. She has published twelve books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction in Vietnamese and English, drawing on years of research, family history, and interviews with people who lived through Vietnam's wars. Her novels have been translated into many languages worldwide, bringing authentic Vietnamese perspectives to readers everywhere who seek richer, more human stories of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis collection is a gift of history and heart, perfect for book clubs, history buffs, or anyone who loves lyrical, character-driven fiction. Give it as a thoughtful birthday gift, holiday present, or add it to a classroom or home library for a moving, memorable dive into twentieth-century Vietnam and its resilient people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56855804576118,"sku":"MAN-VRT-U2909-9789124284909","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/6587\/2211\/files\/que-mai-collection-nguyen-phan-que-mai-mixed-format.jpg?v=1786025940"}],"url":"https:\/\/skymartbooks.com\/collections\/nguy%e1%bb%85n-phan-qu%e1%ba%bf-mai.oembed","provider":"Skymart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}