In the Shadow of Green Bamboos

Name: In the Shadow of Green Bamboos
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: C. L. Hoang
ISBN: 9780989975643

Author: C. L. Hoang

Narrator: Leyna Nguyen, Doug Haynie

Unabridged: 5 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Willow Stream Publishing

Published: 12/04/2020

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Military Fiction

Synopsis

Remarkable Tales of Love and Hope, Resilience and Survival, from the Vietnam War:In the Shadow of Green Bamboos is a series of snapshots in the lives of a cross-section of people, Vietnamese and American, whose worlds were torn asunder by the Vietnam War:A fortuitous encounter at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; a father-and-son outing that echoes a childhood trauma; a harrowing haunting finally laid to rest; two young brothers at their innocent play; the recovery of a lost family keepsake; Grandma sharing a fairy tale with her granddaughter.These captured moments, ordinary though they may seem, reveal the blessings of love and hope in the course of everyday life. The stories they tell also stand as testaments to the resilience and courage of survivors struggling to rebuild from the ashes of war.

Reviews

Goodreads review by InD'tale Magazine

Rating: 4.5/5.0 Told as a collection of short stories from a variety of age groups, the presentation style gives this book a very different feel to many others that are out there, detailing events from the very controversial Vietnam War. Read full review in the 2020 Holiday issue of InD'tale Magazine......more

Goodreads review by Grady

The serendipity of sharing painful memories C. L. Hoàng was born and raised in South Vietnam during the war and came to the United States in the 1970s. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and earns his living as an electronic engineer, with eleven patents to his name to date. Wh......more

Goodreads review by Lynne

C.L. Hoang is a superb storyteller who weaves deeply emotional tales enhanced by rich memories of his childhood in Vietnam. He has a gift for describing a setting in such a way that one can almost taste the mung bean cookies, breathe the heavy, damp air of the monsoon season, or feel the vibration t......more

Goodreads review by Portia

Short stories are usually under-appreciated, and they deserve more spotlight. They are, on the contrary, are very refreshing and takes you away from the monotonicity of reading novels. This short story collection has taken me by surprise and is heart kindling. Six unrelated stories with one common the......more