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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. beautifully heartbreaking, poetic (  ) swimgirl8686 | Dec 19, 2008 |  I loved this book. The relationships between the characters were extremely complex. Everyone wanted the same thing--to be loved--from someone who didn't want it from them. It was so frustrating sometimes, but it seemed so true. And the descriptions of the landscapes were especially wonderful. The word I kept thinking of was "velvety." The descriptions involved every one of the senses, and they almost always evoked feelings as well. Beautifully crafted. (  ) michellegarrette | Apr 1, 2008 | I have confused this one with [Beyond Illusions]. This was my first of [[Duong Thu Huong]]'s books and I remember one image starkly: the young woman travelling on a train into Russia. I recall themes of family, and confusion and self-discovery. (  ) ott | Oct 24, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060505591, Paperback)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.
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