

Mimi and Her Mirror
Author: Uyen Nicole Duong
Narrator: Leslie Bellair
Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 11/27/2012
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Literary Fiction
Author: Uyen Nicole Duong
Narrator: Leslie Bellair
Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 11/27/2012
Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Literary Fiction
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.
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
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
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
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
“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