Book description
Nea, a Chinese Cambodian teenager, has survived the Khmer Rouge only to
land in poverty in Texas. Her small family struggles to get by when a
miracle occurs. Wealthy and mysterious, Auntie and Uncle write to say
they are alive and well, running a Chinese restaurant in Nebraska. As
Nea helps pack Hefty bags with meager belongings for a journey into the
American Midwest, little does she know their miracle has a dark side.
Soon family secrets, small town resentments, lies born of wartime and a
forbidden love threaten to tear them apart forever. In the tradition of
Holden Caulfield and Scout Finch, Nea must fight to save her
family...and herself. "May-lee Chai has performed a remarkable
act of literary magic "
