THE SACRED WILLOW. Four Generations in the Life of of a Vietnamese Family
by ELLIOTT, Duong Van Mai;
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BUDERIM, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Oxford & New York: Published by Oxford University Press, 1999. First Edition. Royal 8vo. pp.xx + 506, black & white photographs. bibliography, index. quarter black cloth hardcover in pictorial complete dust wrapper.Very good copy. In The Sacred Willow Mai Elliott tells the story of her family over four generations from the 19th century to the present. She takes us back to a vanished world where her great grandfather rose from poverty to become a Mandarin at the Imperial Court, through French colonial rule and then to the splitting of families through war and communism. Finally to the fall of Saigon, the exodus of the boat people and the re-education camps endured by those who were left behind.
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- Bookseller
- A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194848
- Title
- THE SACRED WILLOW. Four Generations in the Life of of a Vietnamese Family
- Author
- ELLIOTT, Duong Van Mai;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published by Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford & New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY, VIETNAM, VIETNAMESE HISTORY.
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About A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
Alan and Fiona McIlreavy been Antiquarian Booksellers for over 40 years, in St Andrews in Scotland and in Melbourne Australia. Buderim Rare Books was established in 2000 when we returned to Australia. Buderim is on Queensland's Sunshine Coast ten minutes from the Pacific Ocean. We have a shop and an online catalogue. Shop hours 9.15- 2.00 pm until further notice
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