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Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother's Life by Kao Kalia Yang *NEW w/ DAMAGE*
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Atria Books
ISBN-10
1982185295
ISBN-13
9781982185299
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9061239096
Product Key Features
Book Title
Where Rivers Part : a Story of My Mother's Life
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Women, Personal Memoirs, United States / General
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-026221
Reviews
" Where Rivers Part confirms Kao Kalia Yang's position as not only the most important figure in Hmong American literature but one of the most interesting memoirists at work today." --Anne Fadiman, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, "Yang's memoirs of Hmong life, traditions and displacement are not just powerful additions to the canon of immigrant literature -- they are powerful books about life itself." --San Francisco Chronicle, "Yang keeps readers as close as possible to Tswb's perspective, treating her history and hardships with care. Where Rivers Part is a sensitive, unforgettable account of one mother's immeasurable strength and love for her family." -- Esquire, "Haunting and painfully relevant, Where Rivers Part continues this writer's powerful family story." --Booklist, " Where Rivers Part confirms Kao Kalia Yang's position as not only the most important figure in Hmong American literature but one of the most interesting memoirists at work today." --Anne Fadiman, author of The Winemaker's Daughter, "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, "Yang writes much of the account from Tswb's perspective, giving tender voice to her struggles with the competing demands of family duty and personal fulfillment. The results are illuminating, uplifting, and difficult to forget." --Publishers Weekly, "From the first page to the last, I wept. I was swept away by this lyrical tale about a mother's love and its reverberations throughout generations. With Herculean strength, Kalia Yang not only humbly documents the story of her mother's life but the history of Hmong people as well. As the daughter of immigrant refugees, I will forever thank her for writing this book." -- Carolyn Huynh, author of The Fortunes of Jaded Women
Synopsis
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., An Esquire Best Memoir of 2024 A mesmerizing and hauntingly beautiful memoir about a Hmong family's epic journey to safety told from the perspective of the author's incredible mother who survived, and helped her family escape, against all odds. 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 unvarnished clarity, giving voice to the countless resilient refugees who are often overlooked as one of the essential foundations of this country. Evocative, stirring, and unforgettable, Where Rivers Part is destined to become a classic.
LC Classification Number
E184.H55Y375 2024
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