Uprootedthenovel

“At first they said bring food for ten days. But they kept me forever. No trial at all.” Kim's story is one that Uprooted touches on towards its conclusion. I met him at a family reunion in Florida a few years ago. We were in a small room, packed with forty people. Sunshine and laughter filled the air around us. A table creaked under its weight of food. People shouted to hear themselves above the excitable screams of a dozen children. Kim sat beside me. He was crying. Seeing

If you're reading this post I'm going to make the rude assumption that you've read Uprooted already. If not, then be aware of minor spoiler activity to follow. It should not reduce your enjoyment of my seminal, epoch-encompassing tome. Indeed, a brief glance at the table of contents will spoil more than I'm about to. While the book's focus moves southward after Tung's family leave Mai Dong, this post will share what took place in their village after the events of 1954. Persec