The Curse of the Duong Sisters
9 hrs. 7 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Carolyn Hyuin
Author
Carolyn Hyuin
Narrator
Maria Kulikova
Narrator
Maria Kulikova
Description
“Daughters are not a curse. They become one because of how they’re treated.”
In a California neighborhood called Little Saigon, where the Vietnamese diaspora has lived for many years, everyone knows that a curse hangs over the Zyong family: women in their line give birth to nothing but daughters, and each daughter carries the burden of her mother’s sins.
Mai Nguyen from the Zyong family hasn’t spoken with her sisters for years, and her three daughters want nothing to do with their mother. When Mai Nguyen goes to a fortune-teller to find out how to lift the family curse, the woman unexpectedly tells her that this year their family will face a funeral, a wedding, and the birth of a son. The events that follow turn the family’s life upside down, and help the women of the Zyong family find their way home—and to one another.
In a California neighborhood called Little Saigon, where the Vietnamese diaspora has lived for many years, everyone knows that a curse hangs over the Zyong family: women in their line give birth to nothing but daughters, and each daughter carries the burden of her mother’s sins.
Mai Nguyen from the Zyong family hasn’t spoken with her sisters for years, and her three daughters want nothing to do with their mother. When Mai Nguyen goes to a fortune-teller to find out how to lift the family curse, the woman unexpectedly tells her that this year their family will face a funeral, a wedding, and the birth of a son. The events that follow turn the family’s life upside down, and help the women of the Zyong family find their way home—and to one another.
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