Things We Lost to the Water American Government still feels second best next

still feels second best next to her new step-daughter

both suspect that the feud stems from feelings much deeper than friendly competition

she offers specific tools

and keeps to herself on campus

Part personal quest

Things We Lost to the Water American Government still feels second best nextA captivating novel about an immigrant Vietnamese family who settles in New Orleans and struggles to remain connected to one another as their lives are inextricably reshaped. This stunning debut is vast in scale and ambition, while luscious and inviting in its intimacy (The New York Times Book Review). When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in Vietnam. As