Digging to Indochina

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Summary: Wonderful, important book!
Review: Digging to Indochina is a valuable, beautiful, and important book. It continues, some time after reading it, to inspire and seep into my thoughts. I love its truthfulness and its ability to fully create both child and mother so fairly and so completely. This novel dispels the notion that dysfunction has to be somethng to run away from: sometimes it is something to hold on to.
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Summary: Emotionally rich
Review: I can't remember the last time a book moved me so much. A wonderful depiction of teenagers, rebellion, love, and redemption. I particularly liked the way the author juxtaposed the words of the teens with their unspoken feelings. As the mother of a 14-year-old boy, this book really spoke to me. I am eager to see this author's next book.

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Summary: The Home Front
Review: I love the title of this book. It captures the perspective of the young people who grew up in the shadow of the turmoil and rebellion surrounding Vietnam. But this book is not about public politics. It's about family politics, which can be as deadly in their way. The author casts a cool eye on the relations of the nuclear (pun intended) family, and as the book progresses her voice gains more and more authority, with the result that we are convinced of the truth of her fiction. I may not have found this novel if I hadn't had personal knowledge of the writer, but I am very, very glad that I did. Joan Henley, Bethesda, MD.