The Lotus Eaters (novel)
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| Author | Tatjana Soli |
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| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
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2010 |
| Pages | 389 |
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| OCLC | 456171361 |
The Lotus Eaters (2010) is an award-winning novel by Tatjana Soli. It tells the story of an American woman who goes to war-torn Vietnam as a combat photojournalist and finds herself in a love triangle with two men. The novel was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.
After her brother's death in Vietnam, Helen Adams decides to go there herself as a combat photojournalist covering the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, Helen meets famous prize-winning photographer Samuel Darrow, who becomes her mentor and the object of her affection. Her relationship with the married Sam is complicated by his drinking, as well as by her involvement with his Vietnamese assistant Linh, an ex-soldier and playwright whose tragic past includes losing his family. After Sam's death in a helicopter crash, Helen and Linh marry.
The Lotus Eaters was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.
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