Things We Lost to the Water: A novel
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)
Published:
Books on Tape 2021
Edition:
Unabridged
ISBN:
9780593410981
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
A captivating novel about an immigrant Vietnamese family who settles in New Orleans and struggles to remain connected to one another as their lives are inextricably reshaped. This stunning debut is "vast in scale and ambition, while luscious and inviting … in its intimacy” (The New York Times Book Review).
When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in Vietnam. As she and her boys begin to settle in to life in America, she continues to send letters and tapes back to Cong, hopeful that they will be reunited and her children will grow up with a father.
But with time, Huong realizes she will never see her husband again. While she attempts to come to terms with this loss, her sons, Tuan and Binh, grow up in their absent father's shadow, haunted by a man and a country trapped in their memories and imaginations. As they push forward, the three adapt to life in America in different ways: Huong gets involved with a Vietnamese car salesman who is also new in town; Tuan tries to connect with his heritage by joining a local Vietnamese gang; and Binh, now going by Ben, embraces his adopted homeland and his burgeoning sexuality. Their search for identity—as individuals and as a family—threatens to tear them apart, until disaster strikes the city they now call home and they are suddenly forced to find a new way to come together and honor the ties that bind them.
When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in Vietnam. As she and her boys begin to settle in to life in America, she continues to send letters and tapes back to Cong, hopeful that they will be reunited and her children will grow up with a father.
But with time, Huong realizes she will never see her husband again. While she attempts to come to terms with this loss, her sons, Tuan and Binh, grow up in their absent father's shadow, haunted by a man and a country trapped in their memories and imaginations. As they push forward, the three adapt to life in America in different ways: Huong gets involved with a Vietnamese car salesman who is also new in town; Tuan tries to connect with his heritage by joining a local Vietnamese gang; and Binh, now going by Ben, embraces his adopted homeland and his burgeoning sexuality. Their search for identity—as individuals and as a family—threatens to tear them apart, until disaster strikes the city they now call home and they are suddenly forced to find a new way to come together and honor the ties that bind them.
Formats
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
Works on MP3 Players, PCs, and Macs. Some mobile devices may require an application to be installed.
OverDrive Listen
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
More Details
Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Street Date:
05/04/2021
Language:
English
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Eric Nguyen. (2021). Things We Lost to the Water: A novel. Unabridged Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Eric Nguyen. 2021. Things We Lost to the Water: A Novel. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Eric Nguyen, Things We Lost to the Water: A Novel. Books on Tape, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Eric Nguyen. Things We Lost to the Water: A Novel. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 1 | 1 |
| Lake County Public Library | 0 | 0 |
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
5d9d889e-cd6a-32fc-5138-a8f5147f70fa
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Nov 12, 2021 13:09:19
Date Updated:
Nov 12, 2021 13:09:19
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 28, 2024 10:52:40
Last Metadata Change:
Oct 29, 2023 13:59:23
Last Availability Check:
Apr 28, 2024 10:52:48
Last Availability Change:
Mar 11, 2024 05:08:57
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
May 02, 2024 20:47:58
OverDrive Product Record
- sortTitle
- Things We Lost to the Water A novel
- crossRefId
- 5745252
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/{56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1191-1/56D/206/BB/{56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1191-1/56D/206/BB/{56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593410981
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- id: audiobook-mp3
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593410981
- name: OverDrive Listen
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- subtitle
- A novel
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Eric Nguyen
- id
- 56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8
- title
- Things We Lost to the Water
- starRating
- 3.3
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=162&titleID=5745252
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Marmot Library Network (CO)
- id: 1201
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- duration: 10:43:18
- fileName: ThingsWeLosttotheWat_9780593410974_5745252
- partCount: 11
- fileSize: 306469840
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593410981
- rights:
- type: PlayOnPC
- value: 1
- type: PlayOnPCCount
- value: -1
- type: BurnToCD
- value: 1
- type: BurnToCDCount
- value: -1
- type: PlayOnPM
- value: 1
- type: TransferToSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferToNonSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferCount
- value: -1
- type: CollaborativePlay
- value: 0
- type: PublicPerformance
- value: 0
- type: TranscodeToAAC
- value: 1
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-mp3
- onSaleDate: 5/4/2021
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=56d206bb-3355-438b-8813-8ea35896d0d8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- duration: 10:38:23
- fileName: ThingsWeLosttotheWaterANovel-70948
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 306427816
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593410981
- name: OverDrive Listen
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 5/4/2021
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=56d206bb-3355-438b-8813-8ea35896d0d8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Nguyen, Eric
- name: Eric Nguyen
- role: Narrator
- fileAs: Ngo, Quyen
- name: Quyen Ngo
- imprint
- Random House Audio
- publishDate
- 2021-05-04T00:00:00-04:00
- edition
- Unabridged
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- Things We Lost to the Water
- fullDescription
- A captivating novel about an immigrant Vietnamese family who settles in New Orleans and struggles to remain connected to one another as their lives are inextricably reshaped. This stunning debut is "vast in scale and ambition, while luscious and inviting … in its intimacy” (The New York Times Book Review).
When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in Vietnam. As she and her boys begin to settle in to life in America, she continues to send letters and tapes back to Cong, hopeful that they will be reunited and her children will grow up with a father.
But with time, Huong realizes she will never see her husband again. While she attempts to come to terms with this loss, her sons, Tuan and Binh, grow up in their absent father's shadow, haunted by a man and a country trapped in their memories and imaginations. As they push forward, the three adapt to life in America in different ways: Huong gets involved with a Vietnamese car salesman who is also new in town; Tuan tries to connect with his heritage by joining a local Vietnamese gang; and Binh, now going by Ben, embraces his adopted homeland and his burgeoning sexuality. Their search for identity—as individuals and as a family—threatens to tear them apart, until disaster strikes the city they now call home and they are suddenly forced to find a new way to come together and honor the ties that bind them. - popularity
- 1219
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1ByAAAAA2r/products/56d206bb-3355-438b-8813-8ea35896d0d8/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- 56d206bb-3355-438b-8813-8ea35896d0d8
- starRating
- 3.3
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/{56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1191-1/56D/206/BB/{56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1191-1/56D/206/BB/{56D206BB-3355-438B-8813-8EA35896D0D8}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Literature
- publishDateText
- 05/04/2021
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- shortDescription
- A captivating novel about an immigrant Vietnamese family who settles in New Orleans and struggles to remain connected to one another as their lives are inextricably reshaped. This stunning debut is "vast in scale and ambition, while luscious and inviting … in its intimacy” (The New York Times Book Review).
When Huong arrives in New Orleans with her two young sons, she is jobless, homeless, and worried about her husband, Cong, who remains in Vietnam. As she and her boys begin to settle in to life in America, she continues to send letters and tapes back to Cong, hopeful that they will be reunited and her children will grow up with a father.
But with time, Huong realizes she will never see her husband again. While she attempts to come to terms with this loss, her sons, Tuan and Binh, grow up in their absent father's shadow, haunted by a man and a country trapped in their memories and imaginations. As they push forward, the three adapt to life in... - sortTitle
- Things We Lost to the Water A novel
- crossRefId
- 5745252
- subtitle
- A novel
- publisher
- Books on Tape
- bisacCodes
- code: FIC008000
- description: Fiction / Sagas
- code: FIC043000
- description: Fiction / Coming of Age
- code: FIC045000
- description: Fiction / Family Life / General
