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October 13, 2020
A Mother, Daughter And The Shadow Of Vietnam
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Sep 08, 2020
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"In alternating narrative chapters between mother and daughter, two women write about their past and families in this literary memoir. Lan, the mother, came to the U.S. as a 13-year-old refugee. Harlan, the daughter, struggles to make friends and come into her own. The two women narrate their intense struggles as they each form their own identities."
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“...the way that this book is able to interpose the mother and the daughter throughout allows the story to evolve for the reader. We get to see their lives and their relationship through the lens of how everything they have experienced has impacted them. This is a touching and beautifully crafted read.”
—The Nerdy Girl Express
"Family in Six Tones is a powerful book that made me cry, made me smile and opened my eyes.”
—Working Mommy Journal
"What makes this memoir especially compelling is the way these two separate but linked perspectives illuminate silences or gaps in the stories each woman tells. For example, Cao’s probing but emotionally restrained narrative focuses on the facts of her remarkable life . . . As it celebrates the mother-daughter bond, this book reveals the added complexities that bring together refugee mothers and their American children while also maintaining a certain unbridgeable distance . . . An eloquent and affecting multigenerational memoir.“
—Kirkus Reviews
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The Tom Sumner Program
Aug 21
Interview with Lan Cao & Harlan Margaret Van Cao
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How Do You Write Podcast
Aug 21
Lan and Harlan Margaret Van Cao on Co-Writing their Mother-Daughter Memoir
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Wise Women Podcast
Aug 31
Lan Cao and Harlan Van Cao speak about their upcoming memoir “Family in Six Tones”
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The Backpack Show
Chris Brogan on The Backpack Show, speaking about Family in Six Tones by authors Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao.See here.
Reading Ladies Book Club Review
"I’m definitely recommending Family in Six Tones for readers who might work with or know refugees, for those who are interested in reading more about the Vietnam War from a refugee’s perspective, and for fans of thought-provoking memoir. It is an honest, heartfelt, detailed, and ambitious read.” —Reading Ladies Book ClubTalk Nerdy Book Blog Review
“The dual narrative makes Family in Six Tones so unique and elevates the storytelling. What results is a gripping memoir that allows the reader to understand the lasting impact of what it means to be a refugee.” —Talk Nerdy Book BlogBook Loons Review
“I found this memoir to be absorbing.” —Book LoonsEnglish Plus Language Review
"Family in Six Tones is prefaced with a line from T. S. Eliot, “Do I dare disturb the universe?” Lan Cao’s portion of this autobiography will disturb the universe of many Americans who lived through the sixties and seventies. Harlan’s portion may disturb contemporary readers. What a story they both have.” -- English Plus LanguageBooks by Women
Guest post by Lan Cao, author of Family in Six Tones, a Refugee Mother, an American Daughter is a multigenerational memoir co-written by acclaimed Vietnamese-American novelist, lawyer and professor Lan Cao and her daughter Harlan Margaret Van Cao.Read here.
Authors Answer
Q&A with Lan Cao and Harlan Van Cao on their new book Family in Six TonesLan Cao is the author of Monkey Bridge and The Lotus and the Storm, and most recently of the scholarly work Culture in Law and Development: Nurturing Positive Change.
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Cindy Reads & Writes
Family in Six Tones by Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao - Spotlight and GiveawayFind more here.
Book Riot
Book Riot - Podcast featuring new non-fiction books: Family in Six TonesListen here.
The Book Decoder
Excerpt of Family in Six Tones by Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao.Read here.
Storeybook Reviews
Excerpt – Family in Six Tones by Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao #memoir #nonfiction #newreleaseRead here.
Happiness Series
Interview with Authors Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van CaoRead here.
Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Q&A with Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao about their new novel Family in Six Tones.
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The Archive
Giveaway: Enter to Win 4 Books That Cast a Mirror Upon History and OurselvesFind out more here.
What Is That Book About - Excerpt
Spotlight: Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American DaughterRead more here.
Reflecting History Podcast Interview
The Refugee Experience and Finding Equilibrium with Lan Cao and Harlan Van Cao.Read more here.
Literature Lust
"[Family in Six Tones is] a searing, painful, honest examination of the relationship between mother and daughter, the impact of culture and trauma, the Vietnamese immigrant experience, and the universal, ever-present quest to discover our true identity."
—Literature Lust
