A deeply moving story about two men in search of the life their father
led in Vietnam during the American War. Heart-tugging revelations,
unexpected adventures and unlikely romances unfold as Marc, an American
lawyer, retraces his father's footsteps from the teeming streets of Ho
Chi Minh City, (still Saigon to many), to the highlands of the
mysterious Montagnard tribes. there he not only finds his past and his
future, he falls deeply in love with a remarkable and powerful woman who
changes his life forever.Along the way, the author describes the ancient
country and its peoples with the deep understanding he gained living
there as a civilian for ten years during the 1960s-70s. His love of
Vietnam is robustly evident and readers will come away with a far deeper
understanding of the country and its rich history.The Australian, JJ,
struggles with a different route toward self-discovery before he learns
the disturbing, yet liberating truth about his father. This is not a war
story, but a powerful romance driven by characters in a desperate search
to understand themselves -- and the country that gave them life.