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Reed Valor spent his entire life fighting for a place in America. A veteran of war turned teacher, he finally has everything he sacrificed for-a career, a future, and a home. Then, without warning, he's deported back to Vietnam. Stranded in the country he spent years trying to escape, Reed becomes obsessed with one question: What happened to his missing student, Yohan? When an old war friend offers him a place to stay, the answers seem closer than ever. But the deeper Reed digs, the more he uncovers a web of lies, fear, and secrets stretching across generations. And at the center of it all is Yohan-a boy who may be in far more danger than anyone realizes. As past and present collide, Reed must confront the ghosts he left behind before they destroy what's left of his future.
The Fallen Mangosteen is a literary thriller about exile, identity, family, and the cost of holding on to the past.