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Hayslip was born a Vietnamese peasant in 1949; little more than 20 years later she left for the United States with an American husband. Her early years were spent as a Viet Cong courier and lookout; a black marketeer; an unwed mother; a bar girl; a hospital aide; and (once) a prostitute. She was tortured by the South Vietnamese army, raped by Viet Cong, and harassed by Americans. This story is juxtaposed with the tale of her difficult return to Vietnam in 1986. Her account is a part of the Vietnamese conflict that we seldom hear, of the survivors in the middle; it concludes with a plea for both sides to put the war behind them. Frankly written, moving, and meaningful, this is highly recommended for adult and academic collections.
- Kenneth W. Berger, Duke Univ. Lib., Durham, N.C.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Kenneth W. Berger, Duke Univ. Lib., Durham, N.C.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"A wonderful, wondrous book by a remarkable woman."
—Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
"Touching and illuminating . . . lucid, lyrical . . . a searing and human account."
—New York Times Book Review
"Should not be missed by anyone . . . No one who reads it will ever be able to think about the Vietnam War in quite the same way again."
—Washington Post
"Riveting and historic . . . engrossing and beautifully told . . . impossible to put down."
—San Francisco Chronicle
—Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
"Touching and illuminating . . . lucid, lyrical . . . a searing and human account."
—New York Times Book Review
"Should not be missed by anyone . . . No one who reads it will ever be able to think about the Vietnam War in quite the same way again."
—Washington Post
"Riveting and historic . . . engrossing and beautifully told . . . impossible to put down."
—San Francisco Chronicle
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Necessary empathy,
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This review is from: When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition (Paperback)
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places is an extremely important book, particularly for those of us who have grown up and spent our lives in the USA, because it gives us something vital that we lack--the experience of living in a country where war is waged. Our world grows smaller every day, and whatever our government does elsewhere ultimately comes home to roost. This is in part because refugees like Ms. Hayslip, who wash up on our shores, become part of the fabric of our country; both the damage they suffer and the truimph they attain become part of the collective "ours." We can no longer afford to operate without empathy; those we kill are our neighbors, or at the very least, our neighbors' cousins. And so, this book is both important and timely. 'When Heaven and Earth Changed Places' is the autobiography of a woman who survives by wits, guts and sheer endurance the horrors of war and occupation--and, later, the horrors of emmigration to a bizarre new world and marriage to a different kind of war victim. It provides a rare and articulate window into the mind and heart of someone who was made to play, by circumstance, both ally and enemy. It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to understand the Viet Nam war (or, as the Vietnamese more correctly call it, the American War), but it's far from some dry and bitter medicine that must be consumed with a pinch of the nostrils. It's an exciting story, extremely readable--a tale that is frightening, harrowing and, ultimately, heartening. The movie was decent, but the book is much better. Susan O'Neill, Viet Nam Veteran and author, Don't Mean Nothing: Short Stories of Viet Nam
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A fantastic read,
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This review is from: When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition (Paperback)
I loved this book. It was a fantastic read, and a wonderful story. It is well written, and very enjoyable. I think it is a powerful story of the real dammage that war inflicts on people, the real pain it causes, and Le Ly Hayslip's journey to fix it. I reccomend it to everyone.
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Amazingly Painful and Hopeful Story,
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This review is from: When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition (Paperback)
I think it will always be difficult to nail down the myriad of reactions people have towards the Vietnam War. This book helps to bring another side to light...the war took place in the narrator's backyard. As she talks about playing both sides towards the middle, the reader learns about how she struggles as an adult to fully comprehend what her role was and is toward her native land. The book will make you grit your teeth, turn your head, want to cry and yet yearn for understanding about how this all happened.
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