The Man From Saigon
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The Man From Saigon is 2009 novel by Marti Leimbach
. It was published in the United Kingdom
by Fourth Estate
/HarperCollins
in 2009 and in the United States
by Nan A. Talese/Random House
in 2010.
, half-American and half-Englsih war correspondent Susan Gifford finds herself falling in love with Marc Davies, her fellow correspondent who was married to another woman, and who made friends with Hoang Van Son, a photographer. The three agree to cover the war before finding themselves hostages of the Vietcong who suspected Son to be a spy. Susan struggles in her relationship with Marc while Son is put at risk.
Marti Leimbach
Marti Leimbach is an American fiction writer. Her first novel, Dying Young , was an international bestseller and the basis of the film, Dying Young, starring Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott and Vincent D'Onofrio....
. It was published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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by Fourth Estate
Fourth Estate
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/HarperCollins
HarperCollins
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in 2009 and in the United States
United States
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by Nan A. Talese/Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
in 2010.
Plot
In 1967, during the Vietnam WarVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, half-American and half-Englsih war correspondent Susan Gifford finds herself falling in love with Marc Davies, her fellow correspondent who was married to another woman, and who made friends with Hoang Van Son, a photographer. The three agree to cover the war before finding themselves hostages of the Vietcong who suspected Son to be a spy. Susan struggles in her relationship with Marc while Son is put at risk.
Characters
- Susan Gifford is a wartime journalist born to a British mother and American father. She has an affair with Marc Davies, a fellow correspondent whom she met her during the Vietnam War, and made friends with Hoang Van Son.
- Hoang Van Son is a Vientnamese photographer hired by American press and a friend of Susan. He iss a kind-hearted and calm man.
- Marc Davies is a married correspondent with whom Susan has an affair with while his wife was pregnant. He dislikes Son very much.
- Donna A is nurse and a hostage of the Vietcong.
- Anh/Long Hair is a Vietcong soldier and leader who kidnaps Susan and Son. He is so nicknamed because he has long hair.
- Hien/Thin One is another Vietcong soldier who tried to kill Susan before Son saved her. He and Minh has a close relationship as brothers.
- Minh/Gap Tooth is another Vietcong soldier who took Marc and Don as hostage.
- Don Locke is Marc's friend who was kidnapped by the Vietcong.
- Jonas is a German driver.