Things We Lost to the Water

Eric Nguyen

earliest edition we have, 2021 Knopf, 2021 hardcover 304 pages

"When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in Vietnam. As she and her boys begin to settle into life in America, she continues to send letters and tapes back to Cong, hopeful that they will be reunited and her children will grow up with a father. Over time, Huong realizes she will never see Cong again. While she copes with thi...

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Things We Lost to the Water hardcover · 2021 · Knopf · 304 pages · 9780593317952
Things We Lost to the Water edition · 2021 · Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A. · 9780593311035
Things We Lost to the Water edition · 2021 · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 9780593317969

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