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Lisa M Hamilton The Hungry Season (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- Hungry Season : a Journey of War, Love, and Survival
- Publication Name
- The Hungry Season
- Title
- The Hungry Season
- Subtitle
- A Journey of War, Love, and Survival
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0316415898
- EAN
- 9780316415897
- ISBN
- 9780316415897
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
- Topic
- Women, Emigration & Immigration, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Sociology / Rural
- Release Year
- 2023
- Release Date
- 26/09/2023
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 9.6in
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 20.2 Oz
- Type
- Sociology
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Longlisted for the 2024 Plutarch Award Longlisted for the 2023 California Book Awards In the tradition of Katherine Boo and Tracy Kidder, The Hungry Season is a "lyrical" narrative with "real suspense" ( New York Times ): a nonfiction drama that "reads like the best of fiction" (Mark Arax), tracing one woman's journey from the mist-covered mountains of Laos to the sunbaked flatlands of Fresno, California as she struggles to overcome the wounds inflicted by war and family alike. As combat rages across the highlands of Vietnam and Laos, a child is born. Ia Moua enters the world at the bottom of the social order, both because she is part of the Hmong minority and because she is a daughter, not a son. When, at thirteen, she is promised in marriage to a man three times her age, it appears that Ia's future has been decided for her. But after brutal communist rule upends her life, this intrepid girl resolves to chart her own defiant path. With ceaseless ambition and an indestructible spirit, Ia builds a new existence for herself and, before long, for her children, first in the refugee camps of Thailand and then in the industrial heartland of California's San Joaquin Valley. At the root of her success is a simple act: growing Hmong rice, just as her ancestors did, and selling it to those who hunger for the Laos of their memories. While the booming business brings her newfound power, it also forces her to face her own past. In order to endure the present, Ia must confront all that she left behind, and somehow find a place in her heart for those who chose to leave her. Meticulously reported over seven years and written with the intimacy of a novel, The Hungry Season is the story of one radiant woman's quest for survival--and for the nourishment that matters most.
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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316415898
ISBN-13
9780316415897
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20058628660
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hungry Season : a Journey of War, Love, and Survival
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Emigration & Immigration, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Sociology / Rural
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E184.H55h36 2023
Reviews
"I can't recall any telling of the refugee's story with so much depth, texture, and heart. Lisa M. Hamilton is a devoted, inspiring listener and The Hungry Season shines with empathy. I loved this book."-- Ted Conover, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing and Cheap Land Colorado, "A rare feat of reportage. It does not happen often, that the best of nonfiction reads like the best of fiction. This is that sublime book."-- Mark Arax, bestselling author of The Dreamt Land and The King of California, "A radiant work of compelling portraiture. . . . a brilliant narrative that blends an intimate story into the larger cultural, political, and agricultural history of Laos and the Hmong people. Comparisons to Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2012) are certainly apt, and book clubs will quickly embrace the stark humanity in this unforgettable title."-- Booklist (starred review), " The Hungry Season reads like a novel while offering an eyewitness account of Laos's history and a vivid portrayal of one remarkable life. Ia Moua's incredible tale of survival puts our daily problems in perspective and reminds us of the resilience of the human spirit and the power of defining our own paths. A must-read."-- Le Ly Hayslip, author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, "Lyrical ... Ia's story has real suspense to it... Hamilton is a master observer, as attentive to Ia's world as Ia is to her seedlings."-- New York Times, "Hamilton writes with precision and grace about displacement, family ties, and how the human connection to land--and what grows there--can serve as a lifeline. This is a tremendously reported story about a tremendous life."-- Lauren Markham, author of The Far Away Brothers, "[A] riveting investigation of a family legend ... Hale's narrative is both deeply personal and steeped in the history of the rural Deep South. It's a harrowing look at white supremacist violence and the lies that allowed it to flourish."-- Publishers Weekly
Lccn
2022-952001
Dewey Decimal
973.04959/72092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23/Eng/20240411
Illustrated
Yes
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