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- The novel was inspired by the life of the author's grandfather, a tapestry weaver in the last imperial court of Vietnam.- A selection of Minnesota's Talking Volumes book club.- A brilliantly textured historical romance that is sure to be a favorite with reading groups throughout the country.- Hardcover ISBN: 0-316-28441-6
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After witnessing the killing of his father in a politically motivated power play by the local mayor, young Dan Nguyen is sworn to avenge his father's death and masquerades as a servant in his enemy's house to protect himself, but his revenge is undermined by his growing love for his enemy's beautiful granddaughter, in a vivid novel set in turn-of-the-century Vietnam. A first novel. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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