Paradise of the Blind

Available from Nook & Cranny Books when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Paradise of the Blind is an exquisite portrait of three Vitenamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is expected and Communist corruption crushes every dream. Through the eyes of Hang, a young woman in her twenties who has grown up amidst the slums and intermittent beauty of Hanoi, readers come to know the tragedy of her family as land reform rips apart their village. When her uncle Chinh’s political loyalties replace family devotion, Hang is torn between her mot