The Lotus Seed (Hardcover)

from nmhale

The narrator of this book is recalling the story of her grandmother, who saw the Vietnamese Emperor cry. Snatching a lotus seed from the palace, by which to remember him always, her grandmother keeps it in a safe place with her. In elegant prose, we see a compressed history of grandmother, from m...

from matthewbloome

An unusual book of Vietnamese culture. I like it. It carries through the generations and outlines many of the important moments in Vietnamese history with a nice synopsis of the events mentioned within right at the end. It's unusual for its topic and it's well presented for its audience.

from jenniferm14

This historical fiction is a beautiful story that allows readers to get a glimpse of the value of history for Vietnamese people. The Lotus Seed tells the story of a woman who sees the emperor loose his throne, experience war, and immigrate to the United States. This book is appropriate intermedia...

from foster7

Years ago, a grandmother (before she was a grandmother), collected and saved a lotus seed, the day the emperor of Vietnam was overthrown. Decades later, when war came, she left Vietnam, but made sure to take her precious lotus seed with her, leaving other items behind. She traveled by boat to a n...