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Child of war, woman of peace

Le Ly Hayslip with James Hayslip

(Heaven and earth / Le Ly Hayslip ; with Jay Wurts, pt. 2)

Pan Books, 1994

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Originally published: New York : Doubleday Dell, 1993

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this sequel to "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places", the author continues her autobiographical saga of an Asian bride on America's "golden shore", seeking to heal the wounds of war - and love - and discover the meaning of her life. The book recounts Le Ly's apprenticeship as a housewife in a land where kitchen sinks "swallow food", and neighbourhood church ladies strive to save her "heathen Buddhist soul". Her uncanny ability to attract colourful characters - from con artists to despondent suitors - only muddles her search for the true peace she hoped America would grant her. Yet beneath Le Ly's amusing view of America, her emotions are torn between the promise of her adopted country and the land - full of pain, but also of the pleasures of an ancient and beguiling way of life - she left behind.

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  • NCID
    BA22831030
  • ISBN
    • 033033266X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    374 p
  • Size
    18cm
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