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All That’s Left Unsaid

By: Tracey Lien, Amelia Nguyen
Narrated by: Aileen Huynh, Yen Nguyen, Amelia Nguyen
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Publisher's Summary

There were a dozen witnesses to Denny Tran’s brutal murder in a busy Sydney restaurant. So how come no one saw anything?

‘Just let him go.’ Those are words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called to ask if they should let her younger brother Denny out to celebrate his high school graduation. That night in 1996, Denny – optimistic, guileless, brilliant Denny – is brutally murdered inside a busy restaurant in Cabramatta, a Sydney suburb facing violent crime, an indifferent police force, and the worst heroin epidemic in Australian history.

Returning home for the funeral, Ky learns that the police are stumped by her brother’s case: several people were at Lucky 8 restaurant when Denny died, but each of the bystanders claim to have seen nothing.

As an antidote to grief and guilt, Ky is determined to track down the witnesses herself. With each encounter, she peels away another layer of the place that shaped her and Denny,exposing the trauma and seeds of violence that were planted well before that fateful celebration dinner: by colonialism, by the war in Vietnam,and by the choices they’ve all made to survive.

Tracey Lien's extraordinary debut pulls apart the intricate bonds of friendship, family, culture and community that produced a devastating crime. All That's Left Unsaid is both a study of the effects of inherited trauma and social discrimination, and a compulsive literary thriller that expertly holds the listener in its grip until the very end.

©2022 Tracey Lien (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"This novel will make you travel through time: to an embattled Australia in 1996, to a youth shaped by your parents' pain, to the day after the biggest mistake of your life. Tracey Lien's story pulls you back twenty years, then pushes you, heartbroken and stunned, into today's bright light. All That’s Left Unsaid is honest, aching and filled with beauty. It will transport you." (Julia Phillips, internationally bestselling author of Disappearing Earth)

"A story of great grief and even greater love, this beautiful and powerful book will break you open and change you inside." (Alice Pung OAM, One Hundred Days)

"An unforgettable debut, utterly compelling from start to finish. Original. Heartbreaking. Gripping. I just loved it!" (Liane Moriarty)

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A fresh new voice

Thanks Tracey Lien for the great read (listen). So wonderful to have a truthful voice from Cabramatta Vietnamese perspective. Funny. Sad. Poignant.

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Heartbreaking

An amazing story, beautifully written and performed. Exposes a view of life in Australia that many of us were completely unaware of.

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Excellent relatable characters

Great book, with believable human characters. Good narrators add to the texture of the novel

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Insightful & engaging fiction

A great insight into the difficulties that faced the Vietnamese refugees and their children & an engaging book that had me interested from the beginning- Well performed too-

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Tender, funny and haunting story

Lien has a contemporary Australian voice, funny, irreverent and uncompromising in its honesty. The story’s simplicity belies its complex themes of identity, generational trauma and finding peace/home. Highly recommended.

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Brilliant and captivating portrayal of life for immigrants

A beautiful novel that depicts race politics and the experience of immigrants very realistically. I really enjoyed the various character portrayals and the audiobook overall.

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Compelling story

Good story , sad honest reflective , held my interest and gave some insight into the state of being, for a sector of migrants in Australia in the 70 s to 90 s . How oblivious we as Australian born caucasians can be to those around us not with origins similar to our own as we interact in the superficial banal ways of everyday living . I like stories such as this that try to bridge us to some understanding.

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great book

great, albeit sad story. highly recommended reading. good production and good reader. a a a a a a a a a a a a a

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A real eye opener!

As someone who has virtually no experience of Vietnamese people or their way of life and struggles this book certainly changed that. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it!.

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Outstanding!

Fantastic Book. I remember so much of Cabbra at that time. My memories the good and bad ones all came back, Thank you for giving me that.

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