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** Sunday Times Bestseller ** Brilliant, heartbreaking and highly original, Ocean Vuong s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. A marvel Marlon James This is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family s history that began before he was born. It tells of Vietnam, of the lasting impact of war, and of his family s struggle to forge a new future. And it serves as a doorway into parts of Little Dog s life his mother has never known – episodes of bewilderment, fear and passion – all the while moving closer to an unforgettable revelation. A masterpiece Max Porter Luminous, shattering, urgent, necessary Celeste Ng