{"product_id":"owner-of-a-lonely-heart-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"Owner of a Lonely Heart: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeth Nguyen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eStealing Buddha's Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful memoir of a mother-daughter relationship fragmented by war and resettlement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the end of the Vietnam War, when Beth Nguyen was eight months old, she and her father, sister, grandmother, and uncles fled Saigon for America. Beth's mother stayed--or was left--behind, and they did not meet again until Beth was nineteen. Over the course of her adult life, she and her mother have spent less than twenty-four hours together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwner of a Lonely Heart \u003c\/i\u003eis a memoir about parenthood, absence, and the condition of being a refugee: the story of Beth's relationship with her mother. Framed by a handful of visits over the course of many years--sometimes brief, sometimes interrupted, sometimes with her mother alone and sometimes with her sister--Beth tells a coming-of-age story that spans her own Midwestern childhood, her first meeting with her mother, and becoming a parent herself. Vivid and illuminating, \u003ci\u003eOwner of a Lonely Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply personal story of family, connection, and belonging: as a daughter, a mother, and as a Vietnamese refugee in America.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.68 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760973611296,"sku":"9781982196349","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3906c7d754e50ae6167bbd3140ab4f5c.webp?v=1780195785","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/owner-of-a-lonely-heart-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}