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The Mountains Sing

By: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Narrated by: Quyen Ngo
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With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner's In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War.

Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore not just her beloved country, but her family apart.

Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope. The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's first novel in English.

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This book was a lyrical and fascinating insight into the lives of a family surviving hardship and war and the love they had for each other keeping them alive. A Beautiful and moving story.

Beautiful book beautifully read

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Well I started this book as I was looking for an uplifting read and that word had been associated with this book. It was NOT uplifting. Such a dreadfully sad story of vietnams history. What tragic loss and misery this country had suffered. It is a story worth witnessing though. Beautifully told. But heart wrenchingly sad.

Such a sad story of Vietnam’s history

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Lovely narration of a superb novel. This is one to return to time and again.

Beautiful

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An exceptional novel.
I've listened to this in two days, once I started listening I felt I wanted to hear more of the story. A very well written and a heartbreaking account of life in Vietnam from 1920 to 1975. What those beautiful people went through I will never be able understand. The result of two large powers in this world, the cold war, and what did that do to the Korean people and the Vietnamese people, who had already been through so much, with colonisation and occupation, words cannot describe this mentality of humanbeings, and for nothing but power and ego. People had their lives destroyed, their families ripped apart, their country ruined, everything they had they lost, and the suffering endured was indescribable. Today in 2026, what have people learned from history, people still argue, people still fight, and people still start wars. Will some people ever learn that all that people want in this world is peace. Beautifully written and beautifully narrated. Thank you for educating me and telling your story. 🤍 📖 🙏

An Exceptionally Well Written Story

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I was captivated from the first few pages, the author creates an image and atmosphere of Vietnam so clearly. The story of the horror of recent war and humanity across generations was laid out in this story. I liked the use of the Vietnamese language peppered throughout- as an audiobook this also came alive. Highly recommend this book.

Enchanting and emotional story

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