Praise for THE REEDUCATION OF CHERRY TRUONG:
“The Reeducation of Cherry Truong explores the intersection of history and human hearts. With tenderness and wisdom, this intricately woven tale presents a world both mysterious and familiar to readers. Aimee Phan is a keen observer and a beautiful writer.” –Yiyun Li, author of The Vagrants
“The Reeducation of Cherry Truong is a powerful debut novel about reverse migration, the new American immigrant story. Cherry Truong's attempt to reconnect to her mother's family reaches around the world, from America to Vietnam to France, and reinvents what she knows of her family's history and her world. And with this novel, Aimee Phan reinvents what we know of ours at the same time.”
--Alexander Chee, author of Edinburgh: A Novel
“A story of loyalties, histories, and identities, The Reeducation of Cherry Truong explores multiple generations of the Truong and Vos families. Touching on the events of the Vietnam War, cultural assimilation, reconciliation, forgiveness, and redemption, Phan crafts an epic tale. Through Cherry’s eyes, the complex country of Vietnam is lovingly explored in immense, realistic detail. Readers of Maxine Hong Kingston and Gish Jen will enjoy Phan’s sensitive, lush prose and recognize similar questions of identity.” --Booklist
"Powerful debut novel…Phan's lyrical narrative captures the yearning that one feels in seeking a place to call home and the dichotomy inherent in assimilation and preservation of cultural traditions. Her novel marks a triumphant debut in contemporary Asian-American literature." --Shelf Awareness
“Phan’s gifts are considerable, and the novel is at its best in exposing the dark underside of family relationships while simultaneously creating many sympathetic, realistic characters." --Hyphen Magazine
Praise for WE SHOULD NEVER MEET:
"Luminously written." --The Oregonian
"In gorgeously liquid prose, Phan gives us deep insight into contemporary Vietnamese-American life. Splendid and passionate." --Chris Offutt, author of No Heroes
"Phan gives voice to the voiceless and makes them speak for us all."--Robert Olen Butler, author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain and Hell
"Phan charts [these] journeys with acuity, sensitivity, [and] wisdom." --Los Angeles Times
