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The majority of the book’s a fairly conventional family saga, much of its power derived from the sheer force of the history that it reveals, as well as its continued relevance in an age where migrants making perilous, sea journeys have become so commonplace that their individuality and personal realities are too often overlooked. Pin’s novel opens in November 1978, three years after the last American forces left Vietnam, 16-year-old Anh, and two of her brothers, 14-year-old Minh and ten-year-old Thanh are being sent ahead by their parents to travel by boat to a refugee camp in Hong Kong, where they are expected to reunite with their mother, father and younger siblings before joining their uncle in America. Anh and her brothers reach Hong Kong but the rest of their family are less fortunate, falling victim to the infamous pirate raid that led to the murder of men and children and the repeated gang rapes of Vietnamese migrant women on the island of Koh Kra. Anh and her brothers eventually gain entry to Britain, despite the racist policies of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Pin then follows Anh over a number of years as she and her brothers try to carve out a life for themselves in an alien, unwelcoming land. Some more factual sections – for example about the Koh Kra Island refugee massacres (with an implied link to the fate of Anh’s family); around the Thatcher government’s Vietnamese Boat People policy (both public and private); about the eponymous American psychological warfare campaign ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...) – see my opening quote; about the 2019 Essex Lorry Refugee deaths If Wandering Souls was made available for free to the constituencies of the Uk who seem to be hostile to migrants in 2023, then it might improve the quality of the discussion that’s presently taking place. This narration is interspersed with poetic lines from the spirit of their younger sibling Dao as he watches over them; snippets of what appear to be historical articles about refugees; fictionalizations of events related to the Vietnam War and immigration; and first-person reflections from a writer who is researching and trying to put together an account of her own immigrant family’s struggles. This may seem like it could be a confusing jumble of words and subplots, but Pin weaves the variety of voices together beautifully to craft a book about the simultaneous pain and triumph of moving forward and letting the ghosts of the past rest. The film was shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1987. Produced by Rene Malo and Pierre David. Directed by Sandor Stern. Stars include David Hewlett, Cyndy Preston, Terry O'Quinn, Bronwen Nantel and John Ferguson. [3] Release [ edit ]This is one of the times to reiterate that I grade partly on an idiosyncratic curve determined by author, genre, and an elusive sense of whether or not the book fulfilled its own purpose. Dr. Frank Linden has a life-size, anatomically correct medical dummy in his office which he calls "Pin". Via ventriloquism, Dr. Linden uses Pin to teach his children, Leon and Ursula about bodily functions and how the body works in a way the children can relate to without it being awkward. Dr. Linden's interactions with the children are otherwise cold and emotionally distant, and his ventriloquism act is the only sign of a more warm and playful side to his nature. Unknown to Dr. Linden, Leon is mentally ill and has come to believe that Pin is alive. Due in part to his mother, who discourages Leon from playing outdoors or bringing anyone home, Leon has no real friends and sees Pin as the closest analogue. Leon is further traumatized when he secretly witnesses his father's nurse use Pin as a masturbatory sex doll. From that day on, he hates women with large breasts or who engage in promiscuous behaviour. She brings new angles to this story, for instance the Thai fishermen capturing woman refugees and raping them or selling them to brothels. The book also time shifts between 1978 and 2022. For the most part the time of settlement in Hong Kong and the Uk is at the heart of the story. Thi Anh’s maturity to older age and motherhood is skimmed over very rapidly. I didn’t think this adversely affected the book which wasn’t really about one individual, I felt. In Wandering Souls, Cecile Pin presents us with a shattered story of the immigrant experience that is mediated to us largely through the experiences of Anh, one of the 'boat people' who left Vietnam in the aftermath of war in the 1970s. Anh—barely a teenager at the time—loses both parents and all but two siblings before even reaching the first asylum outpost, and has to take on responsibility for raising and protecting her two young brothers while navigating life as a refugee. The trio are denied asylum by the US where they were originally headed, and have to go to England instead, which is unfamiliar, harsh, and devoid of any narratives about the immigrant dream. The lives they build there are full of grief for their culture and for their loved ones, and that oft-spoken about pressure to achieve bigger things so as to justify the great loss and sacrifice.

our main story arc is following anh and her two brothers as they escape communist vietnam, in hope for a new life in the usa. their parents and the rest of their siblings are to follow shortly after anh leaves. tragedy strikes and anh and her brothers find themselves alone, orphaned and refugees After some weeks it becomes clear that the rest of their family have not made the trip safely, and the three siblings have no option but to travel on to refugee camps, then onto resettlement camps, finally arriving in the UK and not the United States as they had planned. alongside this main arc, we have a narrative following dao, the ghost of anh's young brother. as well as short clippings of real moments in history, that are scattered throughout the novel I suppose I could review the book itself. Anh and her brothers resettle in the UK, even though their initial plan is the US, because she lies and doesn't mention an uncle living in the US. That would've expedited their application. They tragically lose their parents and siblings before this point. While I easily followed Anh and her brothers' lives, the more confusing POV is from one of the dead siblings. I'm not sure what it added to the story. Nothing could prepare the siblings, Anh, Thanh, and Minh as they leave from Vietnam to Hong Kong. The siblings arrive safely in Hong Kong but their parents and younger siblings did not make it. They are left orphaned with Anh as their caretaker. Being orphaned so young, in a new place and nowhere to call home, they must cleave to each other as they carve out a life for themselves.I’m trying to carve out a story between the macabre and the fairytale so that a glimmer of truth can appear We fill in the gaps. We find stories in every little moment and gather them up readily. We imagine that the unknown isn’t the worst scenario and we try to make sense of the senseless. We look for the silver linings and the whys and what- ifs and what- should- have- beens. We try to solve the puzzle, pieces scattered through time and space and the deepest corners of our memories. And what better way is there of doing that, what better way is there of processing our past, than by rewriting it?”

Jealousy, possessiveness and a deep longing to want and be wanted are the core themes prominent throughout Pin, yet it's the plastic man himself who steals the show - his 'being' somewhat questionable throughout ... Is he actually real or just real in the minds of the grieving siblings? Pin’s prose is polished and lucid although it’s sometimes more practical than lyrical, rooted in careful research, down to the detailed descriptions of the refugee camps where people like Anh were held during the late 1970s and early 80s. From my perspective it’s not a great piece but it is an extremely promising first novel. There’s a sense of something deeply-felt driving Pin’s portrayal of Anh and her family’s fate, potent enough to sweep me up and carry me along in its wake. They are placed in camps where time passes, and they wait for any news of their family. When the news arrives, it is not the news they were hoping for. Their family is now just down to three. In an effort to flee post-war –Vietnam in search of a new life, a family decides to flee to the United States, where they have family waiting for them. Sixteen-year-old Anh, ten-year-old Thanh and Minh thirteen at the time, are the first to embark on this perilous journey, with their parents and remaining siblings to follow. In a tragic turn of events, their parents and younger siblings do not survive the first leg of the journey. Anh and her brothers are rejected for asylum in the United States and eventually are admitted into the United Kingdom – a journey that takes two years and stretches at refugee camps in Hong Kong and finally in the UK, where they await resettlement. We go on to follow Anh, now responsible for her younger brothers as she and her siblings process their losses, cope with the trauma they have witnessed and endured and strive to adjust to life in their adopted country.

Wandering Souls is a tender novel that tells the story of a Vietnamese family being ripped apart, and the efforts in rebuilding life after these events.

This begins as the remaining troops leave Vietnam, and follows a family who is hoping to find a new home in America, hoping to live near their father’s brother who made the move many years before. First to leave are the eldest children: Anh, Minh, and Thanh. Their parents and younger siblings will follow as soon as possible. As they wait for the rest of their family to arrive, Anh takes over most of the parental duties, although she is only sixteen.In terms of content, a story of Vietnamese Boat People settling in England seemed to be something I had not read before – refugees to the US is a more familiar story and in fact a key part of the narrative tension in the book comes from the refugees not reaching their expected and desired target of the US and instead being accepted into the UK where the immigrant dream does not really apply. And Vietnamese refugees for me neatly links a refugee story which dominated my early adult years and a more recent atrocity in the UK.

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