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Dragon House
por Shors, John
- Usado
- Brochura
- Condição
- G+ In Wraps. Remainder Mark. Wraps Creased At Corners. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 355+.
- ISBN 10
- 0451227859
- ISBN 13
- 9780451227850
- Livreiro
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York: New American Library. G+ In Wraps. Remainder Mark. Wraps Creased At Corners. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 355+.. 2009. Trade Paperback..
Sinopse
From the critically acclaimed author of Beneath a Marble Sky and Beside a Burning Sea—the new novel from “a master storyteller,”* set in contemporary Asia. From John Shors comes an unforgettable story of redemption set in modern-day Vietnam. Dragon House tells the tale of Iris and Noah—two Americans who, as a way of healing their own painful pasts, open a center to house and educate Vietnamese street children. In the slums of a city that has known little but war for generations, Iris and Noah befriend children who dream of nothing more than of going to school, having a home, and being loved. Learning from the poorest of the poor, the most silent of the unheard, Iris and Noah find themselves reborn. Resounding with powerful themes of suffering, sacrifice, friendship, and love, Dragon House brings together East and West, war and peace, and celebrates the resilience of the human spirit.
Avaliações
Em Oct 6 2010, Ccqdesigns disse:
I first encountered John Shors when I read his novel Beneath a Marble Sky. This new novel, Dragon House, has stepped up John’s impressive writing skills another notch. Dragon House is a love story; the love of a daughter for her father, a sister for her brother, a grandmother for her granddaughter and soldiers for their country. And it is a story of the courage it takes to follow your heart and protect the ones you love.The Story: After Iris’ father dies, she decides to go to Vietnam and complete his dream of opening a center for street children there even though he was absent for most of her life and she is still very angry. He was always trying to run from his demons and she felt from her. Iris’ good friend Noah is just home from Iraq and running from demons of his own and agrees to go with Iris. What follows is a painful, slow process of acclimation to a new country, to finding out whom her father really was and if this is really what Iris wants to do. In the process Iris finds Mai and Minh, a brother and sister living under a bridge that are forced to work for an opium addict, Qui and Tam, a grandmother and granddaughter living on the streets and Sahn the beat cop and Vietnam veteran who hates Americans.My Take: John Shors description of Vietnam, of Saigon and its people brought all my senses alive while reading. I could see and touch and smell the market and the city streets. I could hear the traffic noises and all the scooters zipping past. I could feel the touch of Mai as she brushed up against me and asked if I would like to buy a fan. And my heart went out to all the street children and all the empty stomachs and honest people that try every day to help. And I cried in anger at every crooked official and opium addict and street vendor that expected a bribe. And it brought back all the memories. I have been to these countries, I have seen these children, and I have held their hands and bought their fans and laughed with them and prayed for them. And all I can say is that John Shors has written an amazing book that I highly recommend.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Vintage-Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- MASTER291737I
- Título
- Dragon House
- Autor
- Shors, John
- Formato/Encadernação
- Trade Paperback.
- Estado do livro
- Usado - G+ In Wraps. Remainder Mark. Wraps Creased At Corners. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 355+.
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- ISBN 10
- 0451227859
- ISBN 13
- 9780451227850
- Editorial
- New American Library
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 2009
- Palavras-chave
- Literature, Fiction
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