A Banh Mi for Two

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In Si Gn, Chinese-Vietnamese Lan tries to be the perfect daughter, dependable and willing to care for her widowed mother and their bnh m stall. Her secret passion, however, is A Bnh M for Two, the food blog she started with her father, but has stopped updating since his passing. Meanwhile, Vietnamese American Vivi Huynh, has never been to Vit Nam. Her parents rarely even talk about the homeland that clearly haunts them. Vivi can only daydream about Si Gn through the eyes of A Bnh M for Two: her favorite food account dedicated to the street food of the city. Once she secretly begins studying abroad in Vietnam her freshman year of college, Vivi decides to finally unearth the reasons her parents fled their homeland. When Vivi and Lan meet in Si Gn, they decide to help each other. Lan shows Vivi around the city, helping her track down locations from old photographs of her mother. Meanwhile, Vivi helps Lan start writing again so she can enter a food blogging contest. As they write and explore the city, their complicated histories catch up with them, and their connection becomes undeniable.

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"In A Bnh M for Two, Trinity Nguyen brings Si Gn to life on the page. The sights, the people, and, most importantly, the food, capture your heart just as much as the blossoming sapphic romance. A beautiful story of family, love, and home." --Rachael Lippincott, New York Times-bestselling author of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl

"Sweet and swoony, thoughtful and real, A Bnh M for Two is perfect for anyone who's ever yearned for something, but never quite found it, until the right person came along." --Adib Khorram, award-winning author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay

"Nguyen intricately weaves an exploration of Vietnamese American identity in this charming coming-of-age story. Readers will experience the exuberance of young love while taking a delicious trip through Si Gn." --Julie Tieu, author of The Donut Trap

"A Bnh M for Two is a deliciously sweet read! I adored this emotional story about two girls finding love in each other and in the noisy city at the center of their families' hearts." --Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times-bestselling author of She Is a Haunting

"Deeply romantic and evocative, with a voice as fresh as a warm baguette, Trinity Nguyen's debut is a love letter to Viet girls and Sa Gn that you won't soon forget." --Michelle Quach, author of Not Here to Be Liked

"A delicious treat of a debut, A Bnh M for Two is filled with sweet romance, hearty familial love, and a rich exploration of the meaning of home. Vivi and Lan's respective arcs beautifully complement one another, creating the perfect recipe for them as a couple." --Racquel Marie, author of Ophelia After All

"Never have I ever yearned to fall in love on the back of a scooter before. Full of romantic conviction, Trinity Nguyen's debut is a tender balm against diaspora loss. This book has been a joy to witness come to fruition." --Carolyn Huynh, author of The Fortunes of Jaded Women

"Sweet, tender, and oh-so-delicious, readers will fall in love with Vivi and Lan's heartfelt and intimate romance while they explore food, their culture, and eventually--each other. Trinity Nguyen's A Bhn M for Two will leave you swooning and hungry for more of her work!" --Hannah V. Sawyerr, author of All the Fighting Parts

Author Bio

Trinity Nguyen is a Vietnamese American author and a recent graduate of Franklin & Marshall College. She writes messy diaspora kids and queer girls with big smiles and big hearts, and currently lives in Southern California with her cats. Banh M For Two is her debut novel.