The memoir of a girl growing up amid the rubble of the Vietnam war, and how her affluent parents were affected when Vietnam was demarcated into two opposing parts. It's a story about fleeing from the North to the South-changing from riches to rags literally overnight. It's a story about surviving in a new cruel reality.
Her struggle for survival also led to the love of her life-an American soldier. Their love was met with a lot of disparity; however, they were able to withstand all and marry. Following her love, she landed in a world completely different to what she knew. Finally, after so many trials and errors, she was able to defeat all obstacles and achieve a long-desired dream.
This is her story.