Books By Monique Truong - Author

Monique Truong was born in Vietnam and moved to the USA in 1975 as a child, shortly before the fall of Saigon. Her first novel, The Book of Salt, was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, was a New York Times Notable Book and was critically acclaimed ( 'a rich, poetic feast' Guardian; 'a tart delight' Scotland on Sunday; 'recalls Ishiguro or Pat Barker' The Times; 'highly original' Spectator). She lives in New York.