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From the critically acclaimed author of Beneath a Marble Sky and Beside a Burning Sea—the new novel from "a master storyteller," set in contemporary Asia.From John Shors comes an unforgettable story of redemption set in modern-day Vietnam.Dragon House tells the tale of Iris and Noah—two Americans who, as a way of healing their own painful pasts, open a center to house and educate Vietnamese street children. In the slums of a city that has known little but war for generations, Iris and Noah befriend children who dream of nothing more than of going to school, having a home, and being loved.…
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3 editions- Ebook · English · 2009Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101135747
- Other · English · 2010Center Point Pub. · 9781602856561
- Other · English · 2009New American Library · 354 pages · 9780451227850
FictionStreet childrenSelf-realizationAmericansHistorical FictionLarge type booksFiction, historical, general