Daughters of the River Huong
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In , the Japanese tear young Ja-hee and her sister from their peaceful family farm to be comfort women for the Imperial Army. Before they leave home, their mother gives them a magnificent antique comb with an ivory inlay of a two-headed dragon, saying it will protect them. Sabahat, a beautiful young Muslim woman, is known in her family for her intelligence, drive, and stubbornness. She believes there is more in store for her life than a good marriage and convinces her parents to let her pursue her education, rare for young Turkish women in the s.
Editorial Reviews. bahana-line.com Review. A Q&A with Uyen Nicole Duong Question: What was your vision in writing Daughters of the River Huong? Uyen Nicole. Daughters of the River Huong by Vietnam-born, Houston-based writer Uyen Nicole Duong is a richly woven tapestry of family, country, conflict, and redemption.
But no one - least of all Sabahat herself - expects that in the course of her studies she will fall for a handsome Armenian student named Aram. Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother's tragic, premature death - and tormented by the last, frantic words she whispered into young Althea's ear: For the honeysuckle girl. She'll find you, I think, but if she doesn't, you find her.
Adrift ever since, Althea is now fresh out of rehab and returning to her family home in Mobile, Alabama, determined to reconnect with her estranged, ailing father. Though Turkey has long been a safe haven for Jews, marriage between a high-ranking Muslim girl and a Jewish boy is strictly forbidden. Yet young love will not be denied, and Selva and Rafael defy their parents and marry, fleeing to Paris in hopes of a better life - only to find themselves trapped in the path of the invading Nazis.
Diana Wagenbach is the sole survivor in a withering family tree fraught with secrets. When the first in a trail of clues is handed down to Diana by her great-aunt on her deathbed, along with a plea to assuage their family's guilt by revealing all, Diana obliges. She follows the clues - a picture here, a letter there, a pressed frangipani flower in a book - that carry her away from her philandering husband in Berlin to a charming manor in England and all the way to a tea plantation in Sri Lanka.
After a long and trying journey from her home, Hannah arrives at a charming village nestled in the foothills of the Swabian Mountains, eager to find Helmut Kerner, a traveling seed merchant she loved and lost. Enchanted by the glorious wildflowers and thriving harvests stretching as far as the eye can see, Hannah feels less like an outsider with each passing hour, until she meets Seraphine, an ethereally beautiful dreamer engaged to be married to Helmut, the father of Hannah's unborn child.
In , newly married Copper Reilly arrives in Paris soon after the liberation.
While the city celebrates its freedom, she's stuck in the prison of an unhappy marriage. When her husband commits one betrayal too many, Copper demands a separation. Alone in Paris, she finds an unlikely new friend: His name is Christian Dior. Independent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in 19th-century London, where her strong will and progressive views have rendered her unmarriageable. Still single at 23, she is treated like a child and feels stifled in her controlling father's house.
Corina Bomann, Alison Layland - translator Narrated by: Despite the many issues that I had with this book, Daughters of the River Huong was still a great read. There were times in the book when the author painted brilliant pictures of the surroundings in the book and I thought there was excellent attention to detail. I enjoyed the book and rec Daughters of the River Huong that spanned multiple generations and embraced the timelessness of a culture that faced loss and tragedy with dignity and grace. Now check your email to confirm your subscription and get your free e-cookbook, Tasty Chicken Recipes. Want to Read Currently Reading Read.
When Benjamin Hopkins, an ambitious employee of her father's trading company, shows an interest in her, she realizes marriage is her only chance to escape. On a dark night in , Lizzie Boylston is awakened by the sound of cannons. From a hill south of Boston, she watches as fires burn in Charlestown, in a battle that she soon discovers has claimed her husband's life.
In the fourteenth century, opportunities for women are limited to the home. But spirited young Madlen finds her calling as assistant to the city's trusted midwife, Clara. Working alongside Clara, Madlen develops a surprisingly soothing technique and quickly becomes a talented healer. After Clara's tragic death, Madlen alone rushes to assist the birth of a local nobleman's child. But rather than the joy of birth, Madlen walks into an accusation of murder and witchcraft because of her extraordinary gifts.
Forced to flee her own town, she establishes a new identity in the home of her aunt. I downloaded this book almost two years ago and finally got around to reading it. Once I came home I became very interested in Asian history especially Vietnam.
Daughters of the River Huong
This book tells the story of a young girl who use to paddle across the perfume river with passengers for some money. One day she meets a young Royal Man who then she became one of his concubines. The story takes off from there about the history of those times French Occupation to her only real love in her life. She ends up in Paris and eventually returns home. Saigon Falls, she ends up as a refugee in the Midwest and eventually gets educated and starts a new life.
Eventually she goes back to Vietnam to remember all her good days and bad times including the history of her family.
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The book is very touching and has lots of human emotions and reflections on ones life journey. Well worth the read. One person found this helpful. I have an significant interest in the country that is Vietnam with its rich 3, year history. I have done research on the American War as the Vietnamese call it so I was somewhat familiar with the modern-day pre- and post-war history and geography, particularly with regard to the war. The writing in this book is very descriptive, surreal at times, and delightfully detailed.
There is a lot of sadness. There is a lot of joy. But the underlying themes of love, loss, separation, loyalty and determination reach through the ages. I enjoyed it immensely and have recommended to Vietnamese and American friends of mine. This amazing memoir, I call it amazing because it is the first memoir I have read of Vietnam before, during, and after the war, from the perspective of a woman affected by the country's political changes.
Although, there is no mention of the Vietnam War, I assuming this is because the narrator lived in Saigon and was protected by her parents from any mention of war, the book gives an incredible look at how life changes within the generations. Uyen's great grandmother was a concubine, her grandmother a person of means until they loose their status due to the French control of Indochina Vietnam. Uyen mother and father are hardworking but underpaid professionals who try to give Uyen and her two younger siblings everything they can afford for a life that will, hopefully, be somewhat better than the life the family is currently living.
The family had to move from their comfortable surroundings in a town called Hue to the bustling city of Saigon due to the father's occupation.
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I won't give too much away, but Uyen and her family, minus her strong-willed grandmother, flee Saigon from the Vietcong to American where Uyen marries an American due to obligations that helped her to escape Vietnam and becomes an attorney. She lives the American dream but is unable to escape her past: I recommend reading this book to the readers who like a different perspective of Vietnam that is not about the war, but about the inhabitants who were and continue to be affected by a changing government they ultimately have no control over.
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