A relatively short read, that crosses genres and provides a lyrical historical fiction on the early life of Ho Chi Minh. With his early life shrouded in mystery, this imagines his life in France, before his rise to power in Vietnam.

Look, I'm confused about this book, as a Vietnamese-American. Ho Chi Minh City will always be Saigon to my mother and to me. Ho Chi Minh was a communist, let's not forget that. Let's also not forget that he sent funds to the Viet Cong to assist in their fight siding with the North Vietnamese and against the South Vietnamese and US militaries.

Still, this is beautifully written.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review.

I loved Tomorrow They Won't Dare to Murder Us and was looking forward to this book.

Faraway the Southern Sky is an interesting novella. It explores Ho Chi Minh's formative years in Paris -- most of what we know is drawn from the spies who tailed Minh! The premise of this book fascinated but I found myself a little unhappy with the pacing.

i didn’t love this as much as i thought i would, which is a bummer — because i thought it would be an instant favorite.

quiet, short and sweet, excellent perspective especially for third world solidarity movements. i'd be excited to read more from the author.