{"product_id":"when-heaven-and-earth-changed-places-a-vietnamese-womans-journey-from-war-to-peace-paperback","title":"When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLe Ly Hayslip\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJay Wurts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most important books of Vietnamese American and Vietnam War literature...Moving, powerful.\" --Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these pages, Le Ly Hayslip--just twelve years old when U.S. helicopters landed in her tiny village of Ky La--shows us the Vietnam War as she lived it. Initially pressed into service by the Vietcong, Le Ly was captured and imprisoned by government forces. She found sanctuary at last with an American contractor and ultimately fled to the United States. Almost twenty years after her escape, Le Ly found herself inexorably drawn back to the devastated country and loved ones she'd left behind, and returned to Vietnam in 1986. Scenes of this joyous reunion are interwoven with the brutal war years, creating an extraordinary portrait of the nation, then and now--and of one courageous woman who held fast to her faith in humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in 1989, \u003ci\u003eWhen Heaven and Earth Changed Places\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed as an instant classic. Now, some two decades later, this indispensable memoir continues to be one of our most important accounts of a conflict we must never forget.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhung Le Ly Hayslip was born in Vietnam in 1950. She is the author of two memoirs--\u003ci\u003eWhen Heaven and Earth Changed Places\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChild of War, Woman of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e--which were adapted into the film \u003ci\u003eHeaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e by Oliver Stone. Since 1986, she has helped rebuild her motherland through the two charitable organizations she established. Her efforts now focus exclusively on supporting the orphanages she founded in Vietnam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jay Wurts, an Air Guard pilot during the Vietnam War, has written and edited a variety of books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.lelyhayslip.wix.com\/gratitude\u003cbr\u003e www.jaywurts.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756557795616,"sku":"9780525431848","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d5c64521dbbba9a30d3756058dfd9032.webp?v=1780080951","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-heaven-and-earth-changed-places-a-vietnamese-womans-journey-from-war-to-peace-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}