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This acclaimed novel reveals the life of a Vietnamese family in America through the knowing eyes of a child finding her place and voice in a new country. In 1978 six refugees—a girl, her father, and four “uncles”—are pulled from the sea to begin a new life in San Diego. In the child’s... read more

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Linda Vista, with its rows of yellow houses, is where we eventually washed to shore.

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  1. Thi Diem Thu?y Le? (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0375400184
Page Count: 176

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