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Book SynopsisOne day there will be peace in Vietnam. But not before more war. Touched by the Lady of the Realm, Liên dreams of bones and bodies under the sea. The prescient warnings from the Lady weigh heavily on Liên, who is burdened by her inability to save everyone. But she knows too that the Lady speaks most to those who listen. Set against the background of the Vietnam/American War, we follow Liên’s path across five decades that are punctuated by endless war and suffering. Yet even in the most desperate of times, Liên refuses to be ruled by fear and anger and persists in her hope for a peaceful future. But will hope be enough?
Trade Review"Compassion is quiet, still and deep as a well rippling inwards after we put down this book. We are returned to our shared humanity, that muscle holding tenderly the bone." -- Merlinda Bobis
"In tender, lucid prose Hoa Pham distils painful decades of Vietnams past into a beautiful Buddhist story of hope, survival and the possibility of transformation for everyone." -- Nicholas Jose
Table of ContentsPrologue. Hiếu, Love of Family, South Vietnam, 1962. Upeksha, Love that Goes Beyond all Boundaries, Saigon, 1964. Nghỉa, Love of Country , South Vietnam 1980. Metta, Loving Kindness, South Vietnam, 1991. Maitreya, True Love, South Vietnam, 2007. Karuna, Compassion, Prajna Monastery, South Vietnam 2009
