Paradise of the Blind

Paradise of the BlindParadise of the Blind is an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is expected and Communist corruption crushes every dream. Through the eyes of Hang, a young woman in her twenties who has grown up amidst the slums and intermittent beauty of Hanoi, we come to know the tragedy of her family as land reform rips apart their village. When her uncle Chinh's political loyalties replace

Paradise of the Blind is an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is expected and Communist corruption crushes every dream. Through the eyes of Hang, a young woman in her twenties who has grown up amidst the slums and intermittent beauty of Hanoi, we come to know the tragedy of her family as land reform rips apart their village. When her uncle Chinh's political loyalties replace family devotion, Hang is torn between her mother's appalling self-sacrifice and the bitterness of her aunt who can avenge but not forgive. Only by freeing herself from the past will Hang be able to find dignity -- and a future.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 08/20/2002
ISBN: 9780060505592
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.31w x 0.74d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 68834 / Paradise of the Blind
Reading Level: 5.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12