I was asked to review this by Librarything.com
This was a a great summer read on my sun bed looking up at the palm trees.
This was an interesting book and in that long summer summer of 76 - I can still remember the droughts, heat and the dreadful fires of that time.
This is about a teenager Richard, his Vietnamese mother, Czech uncle Dudek, Anika also Czech and what happened to his father in Vietnam.
Richard finishes his exams and spends some of his long holidays with his uncle, it is here he comes of age, experiences sex and life with the characters he meets at this time. The author tells a story well.
Beautifully written by an author I was not aware of, but am seeking out.
Personally having had experience of 76, remember the plight of the Boat People too, the subject really intrigued me .
The ending was interesting and sad at the same time.
Recommended - if you are still to go on summer holiday - download this today.
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