The Sweetest Fruits by Monique Truong [in Booklist]
02 Aug, by in Adult Readers, Biography, European, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese American
*STARRED REVIEW He began life in 1850 as Patricio to his Greek mother, immigrating at two from the island of Lefcada to the Emerald Isle, his father’s birthplace, where he became Patrick. By 19, he landed in New York, made his way to Cincinnati, and married...
A memorable debut novel (big month for debuts, no?) about the Vietnamese live-in cook for the legendary American expats Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, a young man with a complicated past...