B8nh is Vietnamese, and he has been the cook for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas for five years. Now, in 1934, his job comes to an end, and he must decide what to do with his life. As he struggles with a decision, he looks over his...

Bitter in the Mouth is a brilliant, virtuosic novel about a young woman's search for identity and the true meaning of family."What I know about you, little girl, would break you in two" are the prophetic last words that Lind...