M.N. Lee shares her first novel, Proof of Origin, which we think belongs on bookshelves right next to Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale for near future speculative literature. It follows three main perspectives from a Vietnamese politician, the caucasian wife of a conservative politician, and a mixed-race couple that faces deportation and a new life back in Vietnam together. The prose is compelling, her character building flawless, and the emotional content poignant as they each thread their way through a world of citizenship evaluation and unintended consequences.
- M.N. Lee’s website. If you sign up for her newsletter on the website, you get a free short story!
- M.N. Lee on Substack
- On Instagram
Other mentions:
- The Fiverr link where she found her cover artist
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Critique Match
- Vietnamese Immigrants in the USA