Mimi and Her Mirror, Uyen Nicole Duong
Mimi and Her Mirror, Uyen Nicole Duong
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Mimi and Her Mirror

Author: Uyen Nicole Duong

Narrator: Leslie Bellair

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/27/2012

Synopsis

International Book Award Winner, Fiction: Multicultural.Vietnamese American attorney Mimi Sean Young turns forty and has it all: a partnership in a leading Houston law firm, a sexy younger boyfriend, Brad, also a successful attorney, and all the trappings of a woman who has made it big. When her firm becomes embroiled in what could be an international scandal around a key client and Brad begins asking questions about her past, an overwhelmed Mimi begins to sink into emotional chaos. One glance at herself in an old mirror leads her to dig into her past and courageously relive the traumas of her childhood. Thus begins the heart of Uyen Nicole Duong’s Mimi and Her Mirror, a poetic, passionate, and sometimes chilling novel about Vietnam and a girl known as Mimi Suong Giang, whose youth was destroyed by a brutal assault as she attempted to escape during the fall of Saigon. Readers share young Mimi’s hopes and dreams, her courage following the attack, and one woman’s valiant struggle to find her way into the light.

About Uyen Nicole Duong

Vietnam-born Uyen Nicole Duong arrived in the United States at the age of sixteen, a political refugee from a country torn apart by war. She received a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Journalism from Southern Illinois University, a law degree from the University of Houston, and the advanced LLM degree from Harvard. She also completed work at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena. She has been a journalist, public education administrator, attorney, law professor, and a self-taught painter whose work focuses on l’Art Brut. The author resides in Houston, Texas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by April Martinez on April 04, 2015

Mimi and Her Mirror by Uyen Nicole Duong This book seemed totally different from the first book, it was an easy read. I love the legends of Vietnamese people, made me want to know more. The history of the Cham people is even more intriguing. I'm moving on to the next book in the series to see how muc......more

Goodreads review by Alison on September 26, 2014

In the 2nd book of a trilogy about the Suong Giang family of Vietnam, the 1st being "Daughters of the River Houng" which was mainly about the eldest daughter Simone. In this book we follow the life of Mimi the middle child. A story, which goes back and forth between the USA (where she resides after......more

Goodreads review by Nancy Satterlee on May 26, 2014

Not a favorite Not a favorite I FOUND MYSELF HAVING TO STRUGGLE THROUGH THIS BOOK. IT HAD TO MUCH REPETITION. I FINALLY DECIDED NOT TO FINISH IT. IT JUST DIDN'T SEEN LIKE IT WAS GOING ANYWHERE.......more

Goodreads review by Doug on November 08, 2011

She is very wonderful writer. Sometimes a little "dreamy" for my taste...but for the most part the stories keep me engaged. and I will read the next one.......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on January 06, 2016

Wow It is great book with turns and loops that keep u glued to the book . It is book about strength and courage,......more

Quotes

“Mimi and Her Mirror is a powerful saga from a writer of talent giving voice to people from one of the most successful immigrant communities in American history. This is a book that should be read.” —Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain“Duong writes with a delicate sensuality that allows her readers to inhabit the skin of her characters. Her story makes us reconsider the subtle forces that shaped US/Vietnamese history.” —June Cross, author of Secret Daughter and Associate Professor of Journalism, Columbia University

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