What is Big Library Read?
Big Library Read is a global digital book club that connects readers around the world with the same ebook or audiobook at the same time without any wait lists or holds.
It's easy to join!
Download the Libby app or go to libbyapp.com, and borrow the Big Library Read title. The current title is Twilight Territory by Andrew X. Pham.
About Twilight Territory:
Twilight Territory takes place in the peak of the hot season in 1942. The wars in Europe and Asia and the Japanese occupation have upset the uneasy balance of French Indochina. In the Vietnamese fishing village of Phan Thiet, Tuyet struggles to keep afloat working at a small storefront with her aunt, cousin, and her two-year-old daughter. The day Tuyet meets Japanese major Yamazaki Takeshi is inauspicious and stifling. But to her surprise, she feels a strange kinship to the wounded veteran with a good heart. As the Viet Minh begin to battle the French, Tuyet and her family are drawn into the conflict, with devastating consequences.
About the author:
Andrew X. Pham is the author of two previous non-fiction books, Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam and The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars. “When most of us think about the Vietnam War, we think about the American involvement in the war which ended with the fall of Saigon in May 1975,” says Pham. “Lesser known are the stories of the Japanese occupation of Vietnam during World War II, and the struggles afterwards, waged by the Viet Minh resistance to break free of French colonial rule. In Twilight Territory, those battles shape the lives of Tuyet and her lover. I’m thrilled that so many of you will now have the chance to read Twilight Territory through your local library.”
From July 11th - 25th, 2024, borrow the ebook or audiobook with no waitlist from Libby. You can also join the discussion online, and use the discussion guide in your book club or with friends. And don't miss this letter from the author, Andrew X. Pham.
