• When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

  • A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace
  • By: Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts
  • Narrated by: Nancy Kwan
  • Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (100 ratings)

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When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

By: Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts
Narrated by: Nancy Kwan
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Publisher's summary

This haunting memoir tells the brutal story of the Vietnam War from the perspective of an innocent victim whose childhood was dominated by violence, devastation, and conflicts between the teachings of her culture and the realities of war. The youngest in a close-knit Buddhist family, Le Ly Hayslip was 12 years old when U.S. helicopters landed in her village. She was raped and "ruined" for marriage by Viet Cong soldiers, imprisoned and tortured by the South Vietnamese, and sentenced to death by the Viet Cong. Ultimately fleeing to the U.S. with her children, she finally found peace, and in 1986, she was reunited with her family in Vietnam. The story of her homecoming, interwoven with her memories of the war years, paints a vivid picture of a noble, optimistic woman and her native country.
©1989 by Le Ly Hayslip and Charles Jay Wurts (P)1989 Dove Books on Tape Inc.
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  • Categories: History

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Difficult to listen to

This book is quite remarkable, but the narrator and the condition of the recording make it impossible to listen to, I had to resort to the book instead. Too bad.

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This is a horrible audible only because it doesn't read word for word of the book, and is skipped most of the book. I have no idea what was going on the entire time or where to read along to.

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Difficult

I was very disappointed with this audio for the book. It does not tell the whole book and it jumps around sentences. It is very frustrating. I am listening to it now and do not know where I am in the book as we speak. The chapters in the title is also wrong.

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Not enough

I was very excited to find this audiobook on audible.com initially, but I later found out that the reading did not include the complete book, which I need to have completed for class which left me to still need to actually buy the book and read it. :-(

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I am Vietnamese and I have no idea what Vietnamese word this narrator try to say
I think this voice doesn't convey the meaning of the story

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REAL LIFE IN WARTIME VIETNAM

Loved it but the structure left me confused at times, jumping back and forth through time.
A brave woman with a great story!

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Abridged version! Don't get if you want full book!

I can't give this a fair review because I was disappointed I missed the fact that it is abridged,

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Wow

My heart is aching after listening to this book. It's incredible how strong this woman and others that lived through the war. It makes you appreciate woman, family and our lives today.

The person reading says the viet words in a Chinese accent. That is awkward. Other than that, a good read by her.

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an honest expression of the realities of war.

This book gives insight into a peasant girl's experience of war. good to read to understand what 'taking sides' is really about, and how it matters less than loving and forgiveness. Very honest and real.

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Skip

Audio skips around the book and does not cover the whole thing, i’m pretty dissapointed.

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