FROM THE BACK COVER:
We've all seen and heard stories about the Vietnam War. Mostly, it's always been from an American perspective, but what about from those who lived in Vietnam during that terrible time in history?
Author Dieu Bao was just a child living in the rural village of Son Tung when war came to her country. She tried desperately to live a normal life in the serene countryside, but too many times bombs rained down from the sky. Too many times the people she loved, including her own family, were killed because of the battles being fought all across Vietnam. Along with this, Dieu endured many other kinds of battles that weren't fought with guns or planes, but with lying abusive husbands. There seemed to be nowhere in Vietnam that she could escape from violence.
Yet through her passion for life and her devotion to Buddha, Dieu managed to find a way out from the madness in Vietnam. Sakura Publishing is proud to publish this incredible true story about a young Vietnamese girl who becomes a woman, searches for love and seemingly impossible peace, and eventually finds it in the most unexpected of places.
