In her newest book, Where Rivers Part, Hmong American author Kao Kalia Yang continues her family’s powerful story from a refugee camp in Thailand to life in America. This is a retelling of her mother’s life—a beautiful and haunting story of the resolve of the human spirit and extraordinary love. Yang is the author of her own memoir and a book on her father’s story, as well as many children’s books. She lives in St. Paul.
Nancy Thysell is a co-owner of Lake Country Booksellers. Visit the shop on the corner of Fourth Street and Washington Avenue or call 651.426.0918 to find your next great read.