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the man from saigon
an enthralling and beautiful new novel about love and allegiance during the vietnam war from the author of daniel isnt talking and dying young . br its 1967 and susan gifford is one of the first female correspondents on assignment in saigon dedicated to her job and passionately in love with an american tv reporter . son is a vietnamese photographer anxious to get his work into the american press . together they cover every aspect of the war from combat missions to the workings of field hospitals . then one november morning narrowly escaping death during an ambush susan and son find themselves the prisoners of three vietcong soldiers who have been separated from their unit . br now under constant threat from american air strikes helpless in the hands of the enemy they face the daily hardships of the jungle together . as time passes the bond between susan and son deepens and it becomes increasingly difficult for son to harbor the secret that could have profound consequences for them both .