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Uyen Nicole Duong's Daughters of the River Huong needs readers over a century-long journey in to the extraordinary record of Vietnam, all seen through the eye of Simone, a precocious and ardent teenager who discloses the lives of her Vietnamese ancestors. Beginning with Huyen Phi, the Mystique Concubine from the extinct Kingdom of Champa, to her daughters, Madame Cinnamon and Ginseng, and lastly to Simone's own mother, Duong provides listeners a convincing, historic, and sometimes voyeuristic view into a world few have experienced. From monarchy to France colonialism, from American involvement to the fall of Saigon and Communist rule, the lives of the women are profoundly modified by history...as well as perhaps history is modified by them. The writing is poetic, the testimonies gripping, and whether you are a lover of romance, record, or the individuals condition, this audiobook gives.
