Grass Roof, Tin Roof

by Dao Strom

Book Overview

In this stunning novel about a Vietnamese family resettling in the isolation of California gold country, Dao Strom investigates the myth of westward progress and the consequences of cultural displacement.

Told from multiple perspectives and interwoven with the intimate reflections of a middle child, Grass Roof, Tin Roof begins with the story of Tran, a Vietnamese writer facing government persecution, who flees her homeland during the exodus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618145591
• ISBN13: 9780618145591
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

a sincere and haunting read

Although I agree with some of the reviewers' comments that this is an uneven first novel, there are many gorgeous passages and vivid images that should not be missed. Strom's story moves gracefully from one continent to the next, from one context to the next, and in so doing, captures a multi-faceted and fascinating portrait of contemporary Californians and the current state of the American "melting pot". This story will stick with you, and, as the reviewers say, leave you wishing for more. In this case, consider that a compliment rather than a fault.