Congratulations to Khanh Ha!
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan: June 17, 2020—Foreword Reviews, a book review journal focusing on independently published books, announced the winners of its INDIES Book of the Year Awards today. The end result are short lists of winners that represent the best of the best—independent titles that you absolutely should not miss. In these troubled times of tremendous change, we hope that you’ll find these selections inspiring—a reminder of what we’re all working toward together.
“Mrs. Rossi’s Dream” is the Silver Winner in Historical Fiction and Bronze Winner in War & Military Fiction.
Hello all,
Attached is the cover image of the novel our co-publisher Judith Shepard called “a beautiful and terrifying new novel,” which we will be publishing in March of 2019 as a 312-page hardcover at $29.95, Mrs. Rossi's Dream by Khanh Ha.
In his latest novel, Khanh Ha is able to capture the cruelty and senselessness of the Vietnam War within the beautiful story of a mother’s love for her son, human connection, and vivid descriptions of Vietnam’s country and culture.
Mrs. Rossi’s dream of bringing a last chapter of her life to a close by finding the final resting place of her son in Vietnam is the catalyst that starts us on this journey. We hope you find it as captivating as we do.
Nick Collins
Managing Editor, The Permanent Press
This book has already won pre-publication awards and been finalists to 2016 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction (Sarabande Books); 2016 Many Voices Project (New Rivers Press); 2016 Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction (Prairie Schooner). A short story adapted from the book won the 2013 Robert Watson Literary Prize in Fiction (The Greensboro Review).
Author’s website: www.authorkhanhha.com 
Book Reviews:
Catherine Rossi's dream, in 1987, is to find the remains of her son, Lieutenant Nicola Rossi, the only American unaccounted for after a deadly firefight in Vietnam in 1967. So she travels to the Mekong Delta with her daughter, Chi Lan, 18, adopted from a Catholic Vietnamese orphanage when she was five. At the small inn where the Rossis stay, employee Le Giang believes Mrs. Rossi's quest is highly unlikely to be fulfilled, but he comes to treasure the companionship of Chi Lan. The narration alternates between the voices of Lieutenant Rossi in 1967 and Le Giang, in the present of 1987, a man born and conscripted in the north who defected to the army of the south, then was imprisoned for "reeducation" in the north for 10 years. Both men describe the horrors and deprivations of war, along with the bonds of fellowship forged, as well as the natural beauty and dangers of the country, on the way to a healing climax. Ha's prose is so clear and vivid, whether describing a dying soldier's wounds or local flora and fauna, and his message is so powerfully understated that this beautifully written novel should have a place alongside the best fiction of the Vietnam War. -- Booklist
“Evocative, mysterious, and lovely, this is a remarkable book, for the beauty of the writing, the compassion for all the characters on any side.”—Judith Shepard, co-publisher and editor-in-chief of The Permanent Press
“Richly sensory, gorgeously descriptive, harrowingly disturbing, and beautifully told, Khanh Ha’s Mrs. Rossi’s Dream brings to life a different side of Vietnam—not just the war (though this should surely be a must-read for anyone wanting to see the different sides of conflict), but also the aftermath of peace... Khanh Ha’s novel is hauntingly real, embracing the reader with vivid detail and refusing to let go.”—Sheila Deeth
Available in audio book by Rakuten Kobo (run time: 10.5 hours).
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