In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling their families' historiesand eating all the street food inS?i G?n.
In S?i G?n, Lan is always trying to be the perfect daughter, dependable and willing to care for her widowed mother and their b?nh m? stall. Her secret passion, however, is A B?nh M? for Two, the food blog she started with her father, but has stopped updating since his passing.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese American Vivi Huynh, has never been to Vi?t Nam. Her parents rarely even talk about the homeland that clearly haunts them. So Vivi secretly goes to Vietnam for a study abroad program her freshman year of college. Shes determined to figure out why her parents left, and to try everything shes seen on her favorite food blog, A B?nh M? for Two.
When Vivi and Lan meet in S?i G?n, they strike a deal. Lan will show Vivi around the city, helping her piece together her mothers story through crumbling photographs and old memories. Vivi will help Lan start writing again so she can enter a food blogging contest. And slowly, as they explore the city and their pasts, Vivi and Lan fall in love.
Trinity Nguyenis a Vietnamese American author and a recent graduate of Franklin & Marshall College. She writes messy diaspora kids and queer girls with big smiles and big hearts, and currently lives in Southern California with her cats.
A B?nh M? for Twois her debut novel.
Explorations of identity, generational history, and trauma are tempered by the girls sweetly developing romance. Vibrant descriptions of Vi?t Nam and its culture adorn Nguyens lively debut, a love story ideal for foodies yearning to travel. Publisher's Weekly
A light and sweet sapphic romance . . . for readers wanting a lighter book with a touch of deeper topics. Booklist
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