The Snow Trilogy

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Snow Trilogy is an unforgettable saga of love resilience and sacrifice told with a vividness that leaps off the page and demands a place on the big screen. Amy M. Le masterfully captures the harrowing realities of a Vietnamese mother and her daughter as they fight for survival and freedom in the aftermath of war. A story that transcends borders and generations this trilogy is a testament to the indomitable human spirit-one that will break your heart heal it and inspire hope. -Tracey Nguyen Mang Founder of Vietnamese Boat People</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Fifty years after the fall of Saigon the Vietnamese boat people remember the traumatic experience of fleeing their homeland by sea often in perilous conditions following the end of the Vietnam War marking a period of immense loss displacement and a desperate search for freedom with many still carrying the scars of their harrowing journey and the memories of loved ones left behind.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Following the communist takeover of South Vietnam in 1975 hundreds of thousands of people fearing persecution fled the country in small often overcrowded boats becoming known as boat people. The journey across the South China Sea was fraught with danger including storms pirates and lack of food and water resulting in many tragic deaths. Many boat people sought asylum in neighboring countries like Thailand Malaysia and Hong Kong often facing initial resistance and challenges before being resettled to other nations like the United States Canada and Australia.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The boat people's experience created a strong sense of community among the Vietnamese diaspora with shared stories of hardship and resilience. Even decades later many Vietnamese refugees continue to grapple with the psychological impact of their escape including grief loss and the trauma of witnessing violence and separation.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This is the story of Snow a woman betrayed by her husband and countrymen left alone to raise a dying child as she fights for freedom in search of safe harbors.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This book includes 100+ pages of recipes and photos. A QR code is included to download a free PDF of recipes from Snow's Kitchen.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Amy's storytelling is riveting and propulsive inspiring us to persevere in the face of adversity.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Ly Ky Tran Award-winning author of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>House of Sticks</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Gorgeous story of survival and grit! I loved this book that reminded me of Amy Tan's richness of story and detail.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-Kim Hornsby Bestselling Author of the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Dream Jumper</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Series</span></p>