"The multigenerational tale of the Tráãan family, set against the backdrop of the Viẹt Nam War. Tráãan Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hãáo Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that will tear not just her beloved country but her family apart"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN: 161620818X
ISBN: 9781616208189
Physical Description:print342 pages
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:Chapel Hill, North Carolina :Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,2020.
General Note: LSC 38.95
Formatted Contents Note: The tallest mountains -- Red on the white grains -- The fortune teller -- Getting up and falling down again -- My gather's gift -- The land reform -- The journey south -- The walk -- My mother's secret -- The country bumpkin boy -- My Uncle Minh -- Facing the enemy -- My grandmother's songs.