Grass Roof, Tin Roof - Softcover

Strom, Dao

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618145591 ISBN 13: 9780618145591

Publisher: Mariner, 2003

Synopsis

This stunning debut novel centers on a Vietnamese family resettling and living in the isolation of California gold country. Strom investigates, in a contemporary context, the myth of westward progress and the consequences of cultural displacement.

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Title: Grass Roof Tin Roof <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: DaoStrom <>Publisher: MarinerBooks

Review:

"Strom explores the mysteries of loss, culture and identity, with skill, poignancy and imagination." The Detroit Free Press

"A vigorous accomplishment - and a rewardinly complex one...It feels like the work of a major writer." The Seattle Times

"Fine debut novel..." The Miami Herald

"Impressionistic novel...an affecting study on the slippery nature of home." The Los Angeles Times

"Optimistic and inclusive..." The San Francisco Chronicle

"An aching sense of rootlessness and identity crisis make for an affecting and memorable debut." Kirkus Reviews

Strom's characters are all strong in their own way..." Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0618145591
• ISBN 13: 9780618145591
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240