Boat People

Boat People

by Mary Gardner
Boat People

Boat People

by Mary Gardner

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Overview

“This book has unusual insight into the human heart. Every scene is wonderfully immediate, real. The reader is instantly drawn into this world, sensing a familiar territory where discoveries may yet be made.” —Josephine Humphreys

This powerful narrative, winner of the 1993 Associated Writing Programs award for the novel, focuses on Galveston, Texas, and a community of newly arrived Vietnamese. Struggling to maintain a balance between Vietnam and America, they live with one foot in each world. Close-knit families, now fragmented, dream of the “kingdom of elders left behind”; young girls shoulder responsibility far beyond their years; and homesick professionals, puzzled by American customs, strive to belong while clinging to the rituals that sustain them.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393337365
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 02/11/1995
Pages: 280
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
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