Pioneer Girl A Novel

BichMinhNguyen’spreviousbooks—theacclaimedmemoirStealingBuddha’sDinnerandtheAmericanBookAward–winningnovelShortGirls—establishedhertalentsasawriterofkeenculturalobservation.InPioneerGirl，NguyenentwinestheAsianAmericanexperiencewiththeescapistpleasuresofliterature，inadazzlingmysteryabouttheoriginsofLauraIngallsWilder’sclassicLittleHouseonthePrairie.LeeLienhaslongdodgedherVietnamesefamily’srigidexpectationsbyimmersingherselfinbooks.Butnow，joblesswithaPhDinliterature，sheisbackathome，workinginherfamily’srestaurantunderhermother’shypercriticalgaze—untilanheirloomfromtheirpastsendsLeeonasearchforcluesthatmayleadbacktoWilderherself，transformingstrangers’livesaswellasherown.