The Shade Under The MangoTree Book by Evy Journey

 

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Book Title:  The Shade Under the Mango Tree by Evy Journey
Category:  Adult Fiction 18+, 396 pages
Genre: Contemporary Multicultural Fiction
Publisher:  Sojounrer Books
Release date:  November 2, 2020
Content Rating:  PG13 & M:There's a suicide, reference to a past genocide, and reference to sex about to happen but no description of the sexual act.

 

 

Book Description:
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Gold Medal, Contemporary Fiction,  2021 Global Book Awards (formerly New York City Book Awards)
Finalist, Multicultural Fiction,  2021 International Book Awards

After two heartbreaking losses, Luna wants adventure. Something and somewhere very different from the affluent, sheltered home in California and Hawaii where she grew up. An adventure in which she can also make some difference.

Lucien, a worldly, well-traveled young architect, finds a stranger's journal at a café. Though he has qualms and pangs of guilt about reading it, they don't stop him. His decision changes his life forever.

Months later, they meet at a bookstore. Fascinated by his stories and adventurous spirit, Luna goes on a Peace Corps stint to a rural rice-growing village in Cambodia. There, she finds a world steeped in ancient culture and the lasting ravages of a deadly history. Will she leave this world unscathed?

An epistolary tale of courage, resilience, and the bonds that bring diverse people together.

I rated this book 5 *****'s 

My favorite so far among the books that I have read from the author's writing

My favorite fruit is mango or anything that has mango. I know it tastes good. Of course, I am intrigued to read this book not only because it has my favorite fruit but I find the book so intriguing. It makes me missed my time when my grandma, especially from my Mom's side. The moment I spent time with my grandma is the best for me. Just like Luna, we had an amazing bonding with our grandma. 

This book is full of adventures, family love, and above all so emotional. My favorite so far among the author's writings. It is so powerful. It is hard to put it down. It is brutal at the same time wide opening of what history is. Being raised poor while growing up, I remembered myself being Luna's footsteps while in Cambodia. The experience is unforgettable. This book is one of a kind and I enjoyed reading from the first page up to the last chapter. 

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Meet the Author:
 

Evy Journey writes. Stories and blog posts. Novels that tend to cross genres. She’s also a wannabe artist and a flâneuse. Evy studied psychology (Ph.D. University of Illinois) so she spins tales about nuanced characters dealing with the problems and issues of contemporary life. She believes in love and its many faces. Though she has traveled to many places, she has one ungranted wish: To live in Paris where art is everywhere and people have honed aimless roaming to an art form. She visits and stays a few months.

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