This is a story about mothers and daughters, the chasm where misunderstandings accrue, and enduring tenderness despite the little hurts we may inflict on our loved ones. 'Thao Thai pierces the veil between the living and the dead in this haunted and beautifully rendered debut. But it’s also a novel of hope, a story of forgiveness, a reminder that even though we can never fully know the people closest to us, it is worth the try.'-Tracey Lien, international bestselling author of All That’s Left Unsaid ' Banyan Moon offers an honest and aching exploration of the gulf between generations-how we misunderstand those we love the most, the unintentional hurt we cause them, how we struggle to find the language to connect. A welcome debut from a stunning voice who will forever impact the Vietnamese American canon.” -Carolyn Huynh, author of The Fortunes of Jaded Women

A haunting page-turner that reexamines lineage, motherhood, and what it means to be a survivor-in every definition of the word. Banyan Moon is a celebration of life in all its forms and a joy to read.”-Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Exiles “A beautifully written, page-turning novel that explores the traumatic legacy of war and the intimacy of family conflict with fierce grace and psychological acuity. This novel has everything you want: desire, betrayal, grit, tenderness, pride, love, and-most deliciously, most brazenly-the dirty secrets and sacred secrets we make and keep to protect what we hold dear.”-Meng Jin, author of Little Gods and Self-Portrait with Ghost “ Banyan Moon is an intricately woven story of three generations of women, surviving and living each in their own way. Thao Thai is a major talent whose exciting, impressive, and poetic prose will grow into you, like a strong and lush banyan tree deeply rooted in the rich Vietnamese literary heritage.”-Nguyễn Quế Mai, internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing and Dust Child Banyan Moon is a love letter to keepers of secrets, to motherhood, family, and survival. Banyan Moon is an ambitious and masterful debut!' -Stacey Swann, author of Olympus, Texas “Thao Thai captures the complexities of familial love with an unflinching yet gorgeously lyric eye.

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