Em

Em is a virtuosic novel of profound power and sen­sitivity and an enduring affirmation of the greatest act of resistance: love.

In the midst of war, an ordinary miracle: an abandoned baby tenderly cared for by a young boy living on the streets of Saigon. The boy is Louis, the child of a long-gone American soldier. Louis calls the baby em H¿ng, em meaning "little sister," or "beloved." Even though her cradle is nothing more than a cardboard box, em H¿ng's life holds every possibility.

Through ...