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Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life by Yang, Kao Kalia (2024/PB) *NEW
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed By
- N/A
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- N/A
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Era
- 2020s
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- First Edition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9781982185305
- Book Title
- Where Rivers Part : a Story of My Mother's Life
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2025
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Women, Personal Memoirs, United States / General
- Item Weight
- 9.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1982185309
ISBN-13
9781982185305
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4068274409
Product Key Features
Book Title
Where Rivers Part : a Story of My Mother's Life
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Personal Memoirs, United States / General
Publication Year
2025
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-026221
Reviews
"Kao Kalia Yang's retelling of her mother's life is so many things: haunting, moving, riveting, powerful. It is a testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit. But above everything, Where Rivers Part-- a story of unshakable love--is itself an extraordinary act of love in return." -- Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans
Synopsis
Born in Laos in 1961, Tswb has a childhood marked by the violence of America's Secret War and the CIA recruitment of the Hmong and other ethnic minorities into the lost cause. By the time Tswb was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were labeled as traitors. Fearing for their lives, Tswb and her family leave behind everything they know and flee into the jungle. Perpetually on the run and on the brink of starvation, Tswb eventually crossed paths with the man who would become her future husband. Leaving her own mother behind, she flees with his family to a refugee camp in Thailand, a choice that will haunt her for the rest of her life. Eventually becoming a mother herself, Tswb and her husband raise their daughters in a state of fear and desperation until they're able to immigrate to the United States. Now, Tswb's daughter Kao Kalia Yang reveals her mother's astonishing saga with tenderness and unvarnished clarity, giving voice to the countless resilient refugees who are often overlooked as one of the essential foundations of this country., This powerful memoir about a Hmong family's epic journey to safety is a profound "testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit" (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans ). Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb's childhood was marked by the violence of America's Secret War and the CIA recruitment of the Hmong and other ethnic minorities into the lost cause. By the time Tswb was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were labeled as traitors. Fearing for their lives, Tswb and her family left everything they knew behind and fled their village for the jungle. Perpetually on the run and on the brink of starvation, Tswb eventually crossed paths with the man who would become her future husband. Leaving her own mother behind, she joined his family at a refugee camp, a choice that would haunt her for the rest of her life. Eventually becoming a mother herself, Tswb raised her daughters in a state of constant fear and hunger until they were able to emigrate to the US, where the determined couple enrolled in high school even though they were both nearly thirty and worked grueling jobs to provide for their children. Now, her daughter, Kao Kalia Yang, reveals her mother's astonishing saga with tenderness and clarity, giving voice to the countless resilient refugees who are often overlooked as one of the essential foundations of this country. "Haunting and painfully relevant" ( Booklist ), Where Rivers Part is destined to become a classic.
LC Classification Number
E184.H55Y375 2024
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- a***t (794)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseShipping: Shipped the day of the sale; arrived in 5 days in my city, but then the post office sent my package to Colorado. It took another 10 days to get delivered. Packaging: as expected As described: described as NEW. The books do look NEW until you at the page edges which are tanned to almost yellow. Books were probably never read, but they probably sat in sunlight for a long time. Value: Despite yellow-tan page edges, these books were a great value.Lot Of 4 Inspector Maigret Novels (Trade PB) by Georges Simenon - BRAND NEW! (#256759728931)
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