Còn Nắng Trong Đời

Còn Nắng Trong Đời is the Vietnamese translation of The Beauty That Remains, the sequel to Quynh Dao's acclaimed Vietnamese War memoir Tales from a Mountain City.

It charts her eventful escape from communist Vietnam, her stay in a Malaysian refugee camp and her first years in Australia, with all the drama and the hilarity of a bumbling young woman from a small town in Vietnam who tried to learn, adapt and make sense of Australian culture and society.

Thanks to the spirit of generosity from a compassionate world, the Vietnamese refugees' tragic story had been transformed into a story of hope.

Readers will be touched by the author's feeling of gratitude for the welcome and the friendliness she received from the Australian people from the time she and her family stepped off the plane and were placed in a migrant hostel.

Personal and historical perspectives are interwoven, shedding new light on the tragedy of Vietnam 'at peace' and the ensuing Vietnamese Boat People phenomenon.

There will be many confronting scenes that evoke strong emotions, there will also be many heart-warming moments that cause the reader to smile.

So much beauty remains.