LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Lincoln City Libraries announced Monday that “Dust Child” by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is the book selected for the 2025 One Book One Lincoln community reading program.
The book is available from LCL in print and large type as well as downloadable audio and eBook formats.
Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and its aftermath, the novel follows two sisters who work in Saigon’s bars, earning money by spending time with American soldiers. Decades later, the past and present collide in a story of a veteran seeking redemption and an Amerasian man searching for a sense of belonging…