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Title details for The Man from Saigon by Marti Leimbach - Available

The Man from Saigon

A Novel

by Marti Leimbach
Susan Ericksen
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It's 1967, and Susan Gifford is one of the first female correspondents on assignment in Saigon. She is 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.


Now, under constant threat from American air strikes and 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.

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  • Release date

    March 16, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400196333
      • File size: 420350 KB
      • Duration: 14:35:43

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Susan Ericksen's forceful reading perfectly conveys this novel: the oppressive heat and humidity of its setting--1967 Vietnam, the relentless tension of its plot, and the ongoing stress of its three war-beset characters. Ericksen's driving delivery unites the points of view of British war correspondent Susan Gifford; her American colleague and lover, Marc Davis; and Vietnamese photographer Hoang Van Son. Situations, locales, and time periods switch periodically from Susan and Marc's initial love affair in Saigon to Susan and Son's capture by three Vietcong soldiers and Marc's torment while Susan is missing. Each change reveals relationship complexities, secrets, and increasing character depth. While these alternating points of view realistically suggest the fragmented feeling of the war experience, Ericksen's intensity provides listening continuity. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from December 21, 2009
      Leimbach (Dying Young
      ) sets her vivid and powerful new novel in 1967 Vietnam to tell the story of Susan Gifford, a women's magazine writer who arrives in-country to write human interest stories about the war. Instead, she ends up covering combat and finds an intense friendship with Son, a Vietnamese photographer, and an equally intense love affair with Marc, a married American journalist. During an ambush, Susan and Son are captured by the Vietcong and are marched into the jungle. When they are reported missing, Marc drops a potentially big story to find them. Meanwhile, Susan begins to suspect that Son may not be who he seems. Leimbach masterfully conjures the hothouse atmosphere of foreign correspondents in Saigon in the late 1960s, and in Susan she has created a heroine who is a worthy counterpart to the real life reporters who covered the war. Whether describing a convoy taking fire, a farcical press briefing, a quiet moment between Susan and Marc, or the ironic aftermath of Susan's ordeal, Leimbach expertly captures the contradictions of the war, making this a solid addition to the literature of an endlessly reconsidered conflict.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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