Books set all or part in South-East Asia including Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines & Singapore
South-East Asia
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Absolution: A Novel
by Alice McDermott
Hardcover: Oct 2023
Paperback: Oct 2024
A riveting account of women's lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.
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The House of Doors
by Tan Twan Eng
Hardcover: Oct 2023
Paperback: Oct 2024
From the bestselling author of The Garden of Evening Mists, a spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption.
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Banyan Moon: A Novel
by Thao Thai
Hardcover: Jun 2023
Paperback: Jun 2024
A sweeping, evocative debut novel following three generations of Vietnamese American women reeling from the death of their matriarch, revealing the family's inherited burdens, buried secrets, and unlikely love stories.
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The Women: A Novel
by Kristin Hannah
Hardcover: Feb 2024
From master storyteller Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds, comes the story of a turbulent, transformative era in America: the 1960s.
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Sleeping Alone: Stories
by Ru Freeman
Paperback: Jun 2022
In this collection of rich and textured stories about crossing borders, both real and imagined, Sleeping Alone asks one of the fundamental questions of our times: What is the toll of feeling foreign in one's land, to others, or even to oneself?
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Secrets of Happiness
by Joan Silber
Hardcover: May 2021
Paperback: Jun 2022
When a man discovers his father in New York has long had another, secret, family - a wife and two kids - the interlocking fates of both families lead to surprise loyalties, love triangles, and a reservoir of inner strength.
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Things We Lost to the Water
by Eric Nguyen
Hardcover: May 2021
Paperback: Apr 2022
A stunning debut novel about an immigrant Vietnamese family who settles in New Orleans and struggles to remain connected to one another as their lives are inextricably reshaped.
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
Hardcover: Jun 2019
Paperback: Jun 2021
Poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling.
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The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War--A Tragedy in Three Acts
by Scott Anderson
Hardcover: Sep 2020
Paperback: May 2021
From the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a gripping history of the early years of the Cold War, the CIA's covert battles against communism, and the tragic consequences which still affect America and the world today.
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The Mountains Sing
by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
Hardcover: Mar 2020
Paperback: Mar 2021
Winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Debut Award
The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multi-generational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. "Both vast in scope and intimate in its telling ... Moving and ...
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Run Me to Earth
by Paul Yoon
Hardcover: Jan 2020
Paperback: Jan 2021
From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a beautiful, aching novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos - and how their destinies are entwined across decades, anointed by Hernan Diaz as "one of those rare novels that stays with us to become a ...
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We, the Survivors
by Tash Aw
Hardcover: Sep 2019
Paperback: Sep 2020
From the author of The Harmony Silk Factory and Five Star Billionaire, a compelling depiction of a man's act of violence, set against the backdrop of Asia in flux.
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