17 hrs 17 mins | BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY | Cultural, Ethnic and RegionalHa-Le Thai knew that escaping Vietnam for freedom in a cramped, leaking boat would not be easy. She imagined that building a new life in Australia, from little more than a hope and a dream, would stretch her courage and strength to its limits. But the warrior and refugee never guessed that her biggest challenge of all would be motherhood.
A product of two cultures, Ha Le’s daughter is educated, confident and excited to introduce her Australian boyfriend to the family. As a protective mother, Ha-Le must overcome beliefs of the past and embrace the future she’s fought so hard for. But when...
Ha-Le Thai knew that escaping Vietnam for freedom in a cramped, leaking boat would not be easy. She imagined that building a new life in Australia, from little more than a hope and a dream, would stretch her courage and strength to its limits. But the warrior and refugee never guessed that her biggest challenge of all would be motherhood.
A product of two cultures, Ha Le’s daughter is educated, confident and excited to introduce her Australian boyfriend to the family. As a protective mother, Ha-Le must overcome beliefs of the past and embrace the future she’s fought so hard for. But when a darker secret is revealed, Ha- Le finds herself once more a warrior caught on a battlefield. This time, however, cruel words and stony silences replace beatings and famine; the emotional warfare somehow taking a greater toll.
Past and present collide as Ha Le searches her history to try and make sense of her heartbreak. She might have overcome the threat of death and communism, but she’s never truly escaped the ghosts that keep her light from shining. In this tale of strength and vulnerability, love and loss, life journeys and self-discovery, Ha Le must save her family a second time by returning to where her story began.
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| 1. | Opening |
0 mins 20 secs |
| 2. | Ch00Dedication |
0 mins 13 secs |
| 3. | Ch00Acknowledgement |
0 mins 23 secs |
| 4. | Ch00Prologue |
8 mins 44 secs |
| 5. | Ch01WhatMistakesAreMadeOf |
32 mins 43 secs |
| 6. | Ch02VisionsofThePast |
37 mins 21 secs |
| 7. | Ch03WhenthePastMettheFuture |
19 mins 23 secs |
| 8. | Ch04RecollectionsandaRealisation |
18 mins 11 secs |
| 9. | Ch05HowWeAllFellApart |
18 mins 35 secs |
| 10. | Ch06ScarsThatLast |
31 mins 42 secs |
| 11. | Ch07WarandtheDeathItBrings |
30 mins 07 secs |
| 12. | Ch08NewBeginnings |
25 mins 53 secs |
| 13. | Ch09TheChangeWeFear |
26 mins 49 secs |
| 14. | Ch10TheGhostsofthePast |
10 mins 19 secs |
| 15. | Ch11IGotSomeRelief |
15 mins 07 secs |
| 16. | Ch12IndelibleFamilyStigma |
7 mins 14 secs |
| 17. | Ch13MySecretHalfBrother |
5 mins 38 secs |
| 18. | Ch14ILostHer |
7 mins 42 secs |
| 19. | Ch15AdamantPast |
11 mins 15 secs |
| 20. | Ch16FatherSowDaughterReap |
15 mins 48 secs |
| 21. | Ch17AndtheWarDrewCloser |
10 mins 01 secs |
| 22. | Ch18SheWentFurtherAwayfromMe |
5 mins 18 secs |
| 23. | Ch19FindingLoveinDespair |
19 mins 37 secs |
| 24. | Ch20DashedandSuturedHopes |
11 mins 55 secs |
| 25. | Ch21EndlessTorment |
8 mins 25 secs |
| 26. | Ch22NewPerspectiveandBreakingBarriers |
18 mins 55 secs |
| 27. | Ch23WarBegetsUnexpectedEnemies |
9 mins 08 secs |
| 28. | Ch24EncounterwithVietCong |
25 mins 04 secs |
| 29. | Ch25Angel.ThinkAgain |
21 mins 27 secs |
| 30. | Ch26HeIsFamilyToo |
16 mins 45 secs |
| 31. | Ch27HandsomeMenPhobia |
18 mins 24 secs |
| 32. | Ch28IFoundSomethingtoLongFor |
22 mins 07 secs |
| 33. | Ch29IDon'tAgreewithHer |
11 mins 13 secs |
| 34. | Ch30JustSkeletons |
14 mins 39 secs |
| 35. | Ch31ACompromise |
13 mins 15 secs |
| 36. | Ch32TwoCuteLittleSparrows |
16 mins 58 secs |
| 37. | Ch33ASeriousRelationship |
5 mins 21 secs |
| 38. | Ch34TooLate |
5 mins 49 secs |
| 39. | Ch35TheSmellofTheSea |
15 mins 43 secs |
| 40. | Ch36Deteriorating |
6 mins 02 secs |
| 41. | Ch37TryingtoEscape |
9 mins 53 secs |
| 42. | Ch38ImpossibleandLife-ChangingDecision |
18 mins 22 secs |
| 43. | Ch39Travails |
21 mins 08 secs |
| 44. | Ch40HangInThere |
12 mins 04 secs |
| 45. | Ch41ThePriceofFreedom |
11 mins 13 secs |
| 46. | Ch42TheHeraldofDoom |
16 mins 11 secs |
| 47. | Ch43Languished |
12 mins 35 secs |
| 48. | Ch44IllegalMigrants |
10 mins 49 secs |
| 49. | Ch45ToCatchtheFerrytoPrison |
25 mins 44 secs |
| 50. | Ch46Tear-SmearedRice |
11 mins 56 secs |
| 51. | Ch47ConstantBattles |
8 mins 09 secs |
| 52. | Ch48BitterwithEverything |
16 mins 43 secs |
| 53. | Ch49MyDaughter |
9 mins 11 secs |
| 54. | Ch50AGracefromGod |
21 mins 57 secs |
| 55. | Ch51Innocent |
14 mins 00 secs |
| 56. | Ch52NoChristmasTree |
10 mins 31 secs |
| 57. | Ch53Free |
20 mins 00 secs |
| 58. | Ch54Rebuild |
19 mins 30 secs |
| 59. | Ch55APileofCinders |
12 mins 50 secs |
| 60. | Ch56SheLedMeThrough |
27 mins 54 secs |
| 61. | Ch57OurCulture |
20 mins 48 secs |
| 62. | Ch58TheCeremony |
19 mins 41 secs |
| 63. | Ch59ANewBeginning |
25 mins 50 secs |
| 64. | Ch60OneLastPush |
40 mins 00 secs |
| 65. | Ch61Daughter |
6 mins 34 secs |
| 66. | Ch62Epilogue |
6 mins 06 secs |
| 67. | Ch63AboutTheAuthor |
2 mins 21 secs |
| 68. | Ch64Reviews |
4 mins 00 secs |
| 69. | Closing |
0 mins 25 secs |
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