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Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
5.0
challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was heartbreaking, but so good. Historical fiction like I've never read before: a Vietnam vet returns to Vietnam and faces who he was during the war. An abandoned child of a Vietnamese woman and a US soldier tries to track down his parents. Ashes and redemption in ways you don't expect. Listen to the audio. 
The narrator is amazing.