Nick, a Singaporean, travels through Vietnam and searches for his own outline in the space between reunion and movement. The novel has the feel of a travel diary and a coming-of-age story.

The road through Vietnam brings memory and reunion with it.

Centered on Yong, a boy living in a housing estate, the novel follows family strain, school pressure, and the fragile bonds of friendship. It is a Singapore coming-of-age story.

In the housing estate, a boy gradually learns the limits of what life will allow.

The Singapore Literature Prize records Pat Wong’s Going Home & Other Stories as a 1996 commendation title. Current bibliographic searches did not confirm a standalone ISBN-bearing edition.

The award record survives, but no standalone bibliography could be confirmed.