Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Alice McDermott and Vanessa Chan

The Weekly Reader
14/11/2023 3 min
Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Alice McDermott and Vanessa Chan

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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new historic novels, one set in Malaysia, the other in Vietnam: Absolution, by Alice McDermott, and The Storm We Made, by Veronica Chan. All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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