Ebook {Epub PDF} The House on Dream Street: Memoir of an American Woman in Vietnam by Dana Sachs

 · The House on Dream Street is a warm, witty portrait of a country on the cusp of change—and of a woman learning to know her own heart. “Engrossing Sachs bravely renders Vietnam through fresh eyes.”5/5(1).  · Overview. A “vividly detailed” memoir of traveling to the formerly forbidden country and exploring life and culture in Hanoi (Kirkus Reviews). For years after the Vietnam War, Americans were unable to visit the country, so once tourist visas became available, young Dana Sachs eagerly applied. Born in the early s, she had little memory of the war and its history, but yearned to know more Brand: Workman Publishing Company, Inc. The House on Dream Street: Memoir of an American Woman in Vietnam (Adventura Books) Paperback – Bargain Price, September 4, by Dana Sachs (Author)/5(35).

Part love story, part social commentary, Sachs' memoir explores the tenuous balance between the old and new Vietnam. But above all, The House on Dream Street tells the story of a woman learning to know her own heart. Buy the Book. The House on Dream Street: Memoir of an American Woman in Vietnam by Dana Sachs. Dana truly followed her heart in moving to Vietnam when, in the course of learning the language and later teaching, she landed into an unlikely relationship with a local Vietnamese man. She writes about it with honesty and vulnerability, which made her a delightful. Born in , Sachs had only dim memories of the war, and her brief visit was the start of a love affair with the country. Back in the US, she set about learning Vietnamese and in returned for an extended stay. In Hanoi she rented rooms on Dream Street from a young family who soon became dear friends.

The house on Dream Street: memoir of an American woman in Vietnam memoir of an American woman in Vietnam by Sachs, Dana. Publication date Topics Sachs, Dana. Part love story, part social commentary, Sachs' memoir explores the tenuous balance between the old and new Vietnam. But above all, The House on Dream Street tells the story of a woman learning to know her own heart. The House on Dream Street: Memoir of an American Woman in Vietnam (Adventura Books) Paperback – Bargain Price, September 4, by Dana Sachs (Author).