title: Voices of Vietnamese Boat People: Nineteen Narratives of Escape and Survival
author:  Mary Terrell Cargill 
description: "simple, elegant and heartfelt prose.... The essays are both chilling and comforting"--<i>Today's Librarian</i>; "interesting...give[s] the reader a glimpse into Vietnamese culture and customs. The book would be an asset to any world history class"--<i>The Book Report</i>; "STARK AND MOVING...a good opportunity for those who have not had a chance to read about the boat people saga"--<i>Journal of Refugee Studies.</i>
zlib_text: This	book	is	a	work	of	fiction.	Names,	characters,	businesses,	organizations,	places,	events,	and
  incidents	either	are	the	product	of	the	author’s	imagination	or	are	used	fictitiously.	Any	resemblance	to
  actual	persons,	living	or	dead,	events,	or	locales	is	entirely	coincidental.
  Copyright	©	2012	by	Chris	Bohjalian
  All	rights	reserved.	Published	in	the	United	States	by	Doubleday,	a	division	of	Random	House,	Inc.,
  New	York,	and	in	Canada	by	Random	House	of	Canada	Limited,	Toronto.
  www.doubleday.com
  DOUBLEDAY	and	the	portrayal	of	an	anchor	with	a	dolphin	are	registered	trademarks	of	Random	House,
  Inc.
  Jacket	design	by	John	Fontana
  Jacket	illustration	©	Debra	Lill
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  Library	of	Congress	Cataloging-in-Publication	Data
  Bohjalian,	Chris,	1960–
  The	sandcastle	girls	/	Chris	Bohjalian.	—	1st	ed.
  p.	cm.
  Summary:	“Parallel	stories	of	a	woman	who	falls	in	love	with	an	Armenian	soldier	during	the	Armenian
  Genocide	a