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The hungry season : a journey of war, love, and survival / Lisa M. Hamilton.
"In THE HUNGRY SEASON, award-winning journalist Lisa M. Hamilton tells the unforgettable story of a life lost and regained through grit and resilience, and against incredible odds. Stretching from the jungles of Laos to the treacherous waters of the Mekong River to a refugee camp in Thailand and the sprawl of California's Central Valley, it is an expansive tale of survival and determination: about the ways in which we overcome trauma and heartbreak, and about the nourishment that matters most. It is one Hmong woman's stunning tale of survival: the female protagonist is a refugee, mother, and farmer, but most of all she is an unforgettable character. You will fall in love with her larger-than-life personality, and cheer her on as she overcomes seemingly impossible odds to build a new life for herself and her family in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780316415897 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: vii, 355 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Moua, Ia. Farmers > Biography. Hmong American farmers. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 305.89597 Moua-H | 31681010345767 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
This unforgettable portrait of resistance, from Laos to California, follows one woman, with wounds inflicted by war and family alike, as she builds a new existence for her and her children by growing Hmong rice, just as her ancestors did, and selling it to those who hunger for the Laos of their memories. - Baker & Taylor
An unforgettable portrait of resistance, from Laos to California. Hamilton shares the story of Ia Moua. Born into the Hmong minority, she is promised in marriage at thirteen--to a man three times her age. After a brutal communist rule upends her life, and suffering with wounds inflicted by war and family alike, she builds a new existence for her and her children by growing Hmong rice, just as her ancestors did, and selling it to those who hunger for the Laos of their memories. Hamilton shares a story of one woman's quest for survival--and for the nourishment that matters most. -- adapted from jacket - Baker & Taylor
This unforgettable portrait of resistance, from Laos to California, follows one woman, with wounds inflicted by war and family alike, as she builds a new existence for her and her children by growing Hmong rice, just as her ancestors did, and selling it to those who hunger for the Laos of their memories. Illustrations. - Grand Central Pub
A New York Times Book Review Editorsâ Choice | A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year | Finalist for the 2024 Biographers International Plutarch Award | Longlisted for the 2023 California Book Awards | Shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize | Longlisted for the 2023 Northern California Book Awards
In the tradition of Katherine Boo and Tracy Kidder, The Hungry Season is a âlyricalâ narrative with "real suspense" (New York Times): a nonfiction drama that âreads like the best of fictionâ (Mark Arax), tracing one womanâs 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 Iaâs future has been decided for her. But after brutal communist rule upends her life, this intrepid girl resolves to chart her own defiant path.
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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 Californiaâs 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.
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Meticulously reported over seven years and written with the intimacy of a novel, The Hungry Season is the story of one radiant womanâs quest for survivalâand for the nourishment that matters most.
