The Tapestries

Based loosely on the life of the author's grandfather, a professional embroiderer in the court of the last king of Vietnam in the early 1900s, Kien Nguyen has reimagined his grandfather's amazing story to weave a tapestry of his own: this stunning and page-turning novel.

Dan Nguyen is seven years old when he witnesses his father brutally beheaded by the mayor in a bid for power. Dan's wife, Ven, 20 years his senior, makes him promise to one day avenge his father's death. In order to protect him until he is old enough to defend his family's honor, Ven hides Dan as a servant in the house of the enemy -- and Dan falls in love with the one person he can never have, the mayor's beautiful granddaughter Tai May. Dan's journey from slavery into scandal, and finally to the royal court where he has the chance to win Tai May's heart, is a story of spellbinding drama and intrigue, and, ultimately, the story of a great love affair.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 10/15/2003
ISBN: 9780316735605
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.55w x 0.83d

Review Citations: Kliatt 01/01/2004 pg. 19

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 76718 / Tapestries
Reading Level: 6.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 18