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"Thoroughly engrossing and atmospheric....A Season In Saigon is a winner." Midwest Book Review1968. When an honest mistake shreds her professional reputation, fashion writer Tallis Reed buys a one-way ticket to Saigon, determined to salvage her career and to make a difference by reporting the war's hidden stories. But in a…


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I grew up during the Vietnam War. I knew female nurses served in the war zone, but I didn't know there were female reporters on the ground too. Here is their story.

Author Dorothy Love brings 1968 Vietnam to life. Journalist Tallis searches for a big story and for her missing friend. She finds the country ripe with soldiers, doctors, reporters, and locals - all distinctive and suspect. Yet even in the desecration of war, there is beauty, friendship, and love.

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