{"product_id":"9781398704602","title":"Summer Rolls","description":"Author: Tuyen Do\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781398704602\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An emotional story about family, love, and freedom' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHEAT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMAGAZINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A compelling British-Vietnamese coming-of-age story . . . an essential voice' \u003cb\u003eCANDID BOOKCLUB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The women in this house are the same,' she said. 'When we love, we love with all of ourselves.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMai \u003c\/b\u003eis a teenager. She yearns for knotty, passionate love and dreams of being a photographer. But Mai is also, as her mother \u003cb\u003eTrinh\u003c\/b\u003e likes to remind her, not like other teenagers: she's first-generation British-Vietnamese, caught between two cultures, navigating life in London and wondering about what once happened in Vietnam.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Trinh doesn't want to think about what happened in Vietnam - doesn't want to think about the young girl she used to be, the hopes and dreams she once had, and how that all ended when she was forced to flee her war-torn home.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when secrets from the past finally resurface, their bond begins to fracture. And soon they realise that the ties that bind them together can also break them . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShifting between mother and daughter, \u003ci\u003eSummer Rolls \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic story of loss and freedom, belonging and hope, and how far we sometimes must go to find our way home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eSummer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRolls\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Visceral and lucid . . . I hurtled towards the end and was captivated throughout' \u003cb\u003eHUMA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eQURESHI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A poignant exploration of intergenerational trauma' \u003cb\u003eWARONA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An exciting, urgent voice that demands to be heard' \u003cb\u003eJEREMY TIANG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautiful poetic work . . . A gift of a book' \u003cb\u003eSUDHA BHUCHAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eSummer Rolls:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Rich, intimate, and emotionally layered' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is more than a book, it's a gift' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It will make you laugh, cry, and everything in between' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This book made me feel seen, proud, and more connected to my family's story' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautifully written . . . will stay with you long after you finish reading' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454593749150,"sku":"ADS-9781398704602","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781398704602.jpg?v=1769668478","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781398704602","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}