Trang Sen

"Trang Sen ("White Lotus") is caught between her vision of a proud future for herself and the need to survive in war-time Saigon. Just as her family must choose between loyalty to an entrenched regime and the nation's growing struggle for self-determination, she must balance her dream of an education against her love for an American soldier. Her choices, and those of her family, propel her onto a difficult, sometimes heartbreaking journey toward self-fulfillment and a new life for herself and her son." [back cover].