Daughter of the Sea: My Voyage to Freedom and Womanhood

by Hiep Thi Le

Book Overview

An unforgettable voyage...

Memoir of an 8-year old "boat person" who flees post-war communist Vietnam in search of a father and brother rumored to have escaped to the West. Braving sea storms and pirates in a overloaded fishing boat, Hiep and her younger sister are rescued by British sailors and interned in a series of horrific Hong Kong refugee camps. Surviving by their wits, these displaced children of the sea create their own primitive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1645500705
• ISBN13: 9781645500704
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Matchstick Literary
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary