After the fall of Saigon, a young Vietnamese artist leaves everything behind to escape an oppressive regime. Arriving in New York, she meets a lonely teenage activist and through an unlikely friendship, their lives are profoundly changed.

Rights Contact

Jana Laiz <publisher@crowfliespress.com>

Award(s)

Foreword Review INDIES Book of the Year Award Gold medal

Rights Sold (Countries)

Indonesia, Korea, and US

Book Website

http://www.crowfliespress.com/weeping-under-this-same-moon_by-jana-laiz.html

Contributor(s)

Jana Laiz

Publisher

Crow Flies Press

ISBN-13

978-0-9814910-0-4

Publication Date

May 2008

Pages

288

Price

$14.00

Tags

#yanonfiction

#autobiographyandmemoir

Our Review

After the fall of Saigon, nineteen-year-old Mei Phuong escapes Vietnam on an overloaded boat with her younger brother and sister in tow, destination unknown. Conditions onboard deteriorate until Mei sees a woman prepare to leap to her death: “We watch her as if we are watching a play, no one... Read More