--- product_id: 62944117 title: "The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir" price: "121.63 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/62944117-the-best-we-could-do-an-illustrated-memoir store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir **Price:** 121.63 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir - **How much does it cost?** 121.63 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/62944117-the-best-we-could-do-an-illustrated-memoir) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A national bestseller and American Book Award winner, The Best We Could Do is an intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam from debut author Thi Bui . In what Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen calls “a book to break your heart and heal it,” The Best We Could Do brings to life Thi Bui’s journey of understanding and provides inspiration to all of those who search for a better future while longing for a simpler past. This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family. Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves. At the heart of Bui’s story is a universal struggle: While adjusting to life as a first-time mother, she ultimately discovers what it means to be a parent—the sacrifices, the unnoticed gestures, and the depths of unspoken love. Despite how impossible it seems to take on the simultaneous roles of both parent and child, Bui pushes through. With haunting, poetic writing and breathtaking art, she examines the strength of family, the importance of identity, and the meaning of home. National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist ABA Indies Introduce Winter ALA Notable Books Selection Review: Valuable perspective; moving; beautiful - I loved this book. I devoured the entire thing in one sitting on a Sunday afternoon. It's a beautiful and tragic and warm story all at the same time. I feel like a lot of times when we hear about the Vietnam war in the United States, it's told from the perspective of American soldiers rather than the Southern Vietnamese who lost their home land. Really refreshing to see this diverse and nuanced perspective. I look forward to Thi Bui's future works. Review: A comic book like no other. A rich telling of the Vietnamese refugee experience. - As soon as I finished the first scene of The Best We Could Do my lips started to tremble. I knew I was in for it. This book is uniquely evocative of a time, a place and experience that many of us refugees assume is normal. It’s not normal, even if it’s a familiar refugee experience. I’m a new mom, born the same year as the author in Saigon, and we escaped on a boat one year after her family did. This book hit really close to home. Reading about the Vietnamese experience in the form of a comic book strips the experience down to its bare roots. And those roots are complex, rough, and beautiful. The Best We Could Do is an absolute treasure. I know what I’ll be giving to my closest friends this year for Christmas. Those who read it will understand the Vietnamese experience more deeply. Thanks to Bill Gates for recommending this book among his top 5 for 2017 reads! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #26,304 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #26 in Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels #335 in Women's Biographies #692 in Memoirs (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,712 Reviews | ## Images ![The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71wxVeaEdYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Valuable perspective; moving; beautiful *by P***R on August 23, 2022* I loved this book. I devoured the entire thing in one sitting on a Sunday afternoon. It's a beautiful and tragic and warm story all at the same time. I feel like a lot of times when we hear about the Vietnam war in the United States, it's told from the perspective of American soldiers rather than the Southern Vietnamese who lost their home land. Really refreshing to see this diverse and nuanced perspective. I look forward to Thi Bui's future works. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A comic book like no other. A rich telling of the Vietnamese refugee experience. *by T***A on December 21, 2017* As soon as I finished the first scene of The Best We Could Do my lips started to tremble. I knew I was in for it. This book is uniquely evocative of a time, a place and experience that many of us refugees assume is normal. It’s not normal, even if it’s a familiar refugee experience. I’m a new mom, born the same year as the author in Saigon, and we escaped on a boat one year after her family did. This book hit really close to home. Reading about the Vietnamese experience in the form of a comic book strips the experience down to its bare roots. And those roots are complex, rough, and beautiful. The Best We Could Do is an absolute treasure. I know what I’ll be giving to my closest friends this year for Christmas. Those who read it will understand the Vietnamese experience more deeply. Thanks to Bill Gates for recommending this book among his top 5 for 2017 reads! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Phenomenal. A must-read! *by K***Y on December 2, 2018* I first learned about this book only a week ago when visiting my sister for Thanksgiving in Eugene, Oregon. We went to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art where I saw some work on display by the author, and there was a copy of her book available to look at, so I perused through and decided to buy it and read it. I'm so glad that I did! This is an incredible, poetic story that spans four generations, multiple wars and conflicts, and examines the fragility of the author's relationship with her parents and with her sense of place and motherhood. This book is one of the best I've read in a long time, and the art is moving and beautiful. It gave me new insight into the struggles of refugee life, and created a truly relatable narrative. I devoured this story in one Saturday. I highly recommend it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/62944117-the-best-we-could-do-an-illustrated-memoir](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/62944117-the-best-we-could-do-an-illustrated-memoir) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-16*