{"product_id":"boat-people-a-novel-0393337367","title":"Boat People: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0393337367\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gardner, Mary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book has unusual insight into the human heart. Every scene is wonderfully immediate, real. The reader is instantly drawn into this world, sensing a familiar territory where discoveries may yet be made. -Josephine Humphreys This powerful narrative, winner of the 1993 Associated Writing Programs award for the novel, focuses on Galveston, Texas, and a community of newly arrived Vietnamese. Struggling to maintain a balance between Vietnam and America, they live with one foot in each world. Close-knit families, now fragmented, dream of the kingdom of elders left behind; young girls shoulder responsibility far beyond their years; and homesick professionals, puzzled by American customs, strive to belong while clinging to the rituals that sustain them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51856108880160,"sku":"NEW0393337367","price":12.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71Q4ZOPryrL.jpg?v=1781547031","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/boat-people-a-novel-0393337367","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}