Things We Lost To The Water by Eric Nguyen

I wish I could remember how I get these book recommendations. I subscribe to a lot of different book selling businesses. I know that I have an interest in Vietnam. It must've something to do with my formative years living through the War, the refugees being brought to Guam, and my recent trip there. Regarding this book, it is set in New Orleans, where many refugees settled. I also have a fascination in and love for New Orleans. I must have a thing for novels told from multiple perspectives, because here is yet another one. I love how water is woven throughout the book. almost like another character. Of course, there is the escape on "boats," then the housing they lived in next to a marsh. There is the separation across the "pond" as one of the characters goes to Paris, and finally, there is Katrina. This is all in all an intriguing book. Books are a way to understand the many histories of people who call the US their country. Here is a good way to understand the Vietnamese people, through the stories here.