Beneath the Banyan Tree
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 12 2026
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In a country divided by war, two people from different worlds discover what connects them.
When Sam arrives in Vietnam, he is a young American soldier carrying the lessons of his Louisiana upbringing and trying to understand a war that grows more complicated with every passing day.
Then he meets Lan.
Through her, Sam discovers a village, a family, and a culture far removed from everything he has known. Beneath the branches of the banyan tree that has sheltered Lan since childhood, friendship deepens into love. But as the war moves closer to the village, Sam and Lan are forced to confront what their relationship may cost them-and how much they are willing to risk for a future together.
Spanning Vietnam and the American South, Beneath the Banyan Tree is a story of love and sacrifice, family and belonging, and the unexpected connections that can transcend culture, distance, and war.
At its heart is a simple truth: beyond the things that make us different, there is far more that connects us than divides us.
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