Snow in Seattle

Literature & Fiction

Le, Amy M.

Women's Fiction

Quill Hawk Publishing

Grit and tenacity will take you far in life, but love and forgiveness will carry you to the finish line."Snow in Seattle" is based on a true story and is the second novel in the author's Snow series.In Amy M. Le's debut, historical fiction novel, "Snow in Vietnam", the protagonist flees her country after the fall of Saigon in search of freedom and healthcare for her dying child. Snow takes her daughter and young nephew on a harrowing journey from the South China Sea to the Gulf of Thailand where they face hunger and desolation. After a year of living in the slums of a refugee camp, Snow's dream of sponsorship to America comes true.In 1980, Snow and her family arrive in Seattle, Washington as refugees of the Vietnam War. She is reunited with a war veteran and together they learn to rebuild their lives while living with traumas of the past. New challenges await Snow as she struggles to keep her family together and adjust to the new culture. To assimilate into Western society, Snow must master the English language, live independently from government welfare, and thrive as a single woman making it on her own. Along the way, she forges new relationships, lets go of the painful past and opens her heart to love.This story is dedicated to all the refugees who risked everything for freedom and to the military servicemen and women who bravely fought to protect those freedoms.

Snow in Seattle: A Novel

United States

Snow's Kitchen: A Novella and Cookbook

"Snow's Kitchen" is the final book in the "Snow" trilogy and is written in the voice of Snow's daughter, Dolly. This Young Adult novella is a coming of age story that turns a young refugee girl's life upside down as she journeys toward independence.Dolly was thirteen years old when her family moved from Seattle to Orange County, California. Lost between two cultures, she did not feel she was Vietnamese or American. In her search to find a community of her own, Dolly lost her identity, her voice, and her independence. It was through the experience of first love, the discovery of new wave music, the appreciation of traditional foods, and the survival of tough love that she understood identity was rooted in self-love and self-acceptance.Amy M. Le, award-winning author of "Snow in Vietnam" and "Snow in Seattle," gives readers a glimpse into the Vietnamese youth culture of the 1990s as they carved their own niche in America following resettlement from the Vietnam War. Diverging viewpoints from old-fashioned parents living in a progressive America brought conflict and cultural divide within familial generations. Food and music were the two elements that threaded the cultural and societal gaps.Join us in Snow's Kitchen as we transition from the novella to the cookbook where pho, egg rolls, crepes, and other favorite foods from the Snow trilogy brings us together at the table to break bread and discover commonalities between different worlds. Similar to Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe," Jill Conner Browne's "Sweet Potato Queens" novels, and Patricia Cornwell's "Kay Scarpetta" series, Snow's Kitchen is chock-full of recipes and plot twists.

The Copper Phoenix: A Novel

Thomas, Lynn

Genre Fiction

When a young girl's innocence is taken, she sets out to destroy those who did her harm. Her thirst for vengeance will either save her or destroy her. How far will she go to regain her power before her life spirals out of control? The Copper Phoenix is one woman's fight to rise above the wrath and find redemption through the pain. The story is based on true events. Claire Anne Baker is a precocious redhead whose early childhood is full of adventure. Her father is her world and they spend four years together on road trips, meeting interesting people, and performing gigs at various establishments. The older she gets the darker her world becomes. Claire discovers she was kidnapped by her father before her first birthday and her parents, collectively, have over thirty children with multiple partners. Growing up in an abusive, dysfunctional home turns Claire's life upside down. Her childhood is stripped from her at the tender age of eleven. Gone is the carefree, trusting little girl who can talk to strangers and win their hearts with her smile and wit. Her dad has a rotating door of female visitors, abusive wives, and dangerous male predators who wreak havoc on Claire's struggle to be a normal kid. She becomes withdrawn, rebellious, and turns to self-destructive agents to numb the torment. The downward spiral leads her ultimately to her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor. A friendship unexpectedly blossoms between the two. Through support and encouragement, Claire learns to let go, to breathe, and to end the habitual cycle of shame and guilt that plagues her.

The Copper Phoenix

Dramas & Plays

The Snow Trilogy: Collector's Edition

The Snow Trilogy: Collector's Edition won the 2022 Firebird Book Award in three categories: Multicultural Fiction, Military Fiction, and Cross Genre!\n"Amy takes us through Snow's heartbreaking, intimate journey from Vietnam to Seattle. Her story is one of resilience and one that is familiar to many of us who live in the diaspora." 
-Randy Kim, award-winning host and producer of The Banh Mi Chronicles podcast\nOn April 30, 1975, Saigon falls and the Vietnam War ends, but Black April marks the beginning of despair for Snow, a young Vietnamese woman who finds herself abandoned by her husband and raising a baby on her own.\nBased on her mother's true story of survival after the fall of Saigon, author Amy M. Le paints a gripping tale of her family's perseverance to escape persecution in war-torn Vietnam, survive the refugee camps, and rebuild a new life in America.\nAt the heart of this trilogy is the human spirit to survive and thrive in the midst of trauma and PTSD.\n"Amy's storytelling is riveting and propulsive, inspiring us to persevere in the face of adversity." 
-Ly Ky Tran, award-winning author of House of Sticks\nSnow in Vietnam: A Novel 
A Vietnamese mother risks everything to keep her daughter alive following the Vietnam War but is saving one life worth the risk of destroying others, including her own?\nSnow in Seattle: A Novel 
A Vietnamese woman resettles in Seattle with her young daughter and nephew after escaping war-torn Vietnam but how can she rebuild her life in the midst of trauma, PTSD, and culture shock?\nSnow's Kitchen: A Novella and Cookbook 
A coming of age story of a young Vietnamese girl's turbulent past and conflicted present colliding to teach her the meaning of love and acceptance. Food and family are at the heart of Life's toughest lessons on respect and community.\n"Amy's writing takes you out of reality. You can feel, taste, smell, and visualize everything. Beautifully written." 
-Sarah "Too Sweet" Alpar, UFC Fighter\n"A Literary Mastery of Real Life." 
-Bill McCloud, Vietnam Veterans of America\n"An entertaining and well-written story." 
-Hoang Chi Truong, Author of TigerFish\n"Gorgeous story of survival and grit!" 
-Kim Hornsby, Bestselling Author of the Dream Jumper Series

If you take elements of Nguyen Phan Que Mai's THE MOUNTAINS SING and Amy Tan's THE JOY LUCK CLUB, then throw in sprinkles of Kevin Kwon's CRAZY RICH ASIANS, you'll get Amy M. Le's debut historical fiction novel, SNOW IN VIETNAM. There are elements of humor, romance and heartache injected throughout these pages of fear and uncertainty.\nGrowing up in war-torn Vietnam was normal, even idyllic at times, for Snow, the youngest of seven children in her family. Although her heart belongs to an American GI, she honors her father by marrying a Vietnamese man. Her halcyon life unravels as the Vietnam War ravages her country and the threat of communism culminates with the fall of Saigon. Life in unified Vietnam under the new regime becomes unbearable. Betrayed by her husband and left with a dying child to raise, Snow must set aside her morals and push herself to the limit emotionally, physically, and mentally, to buy her way out of the country. Her decision to escape and find sanctuary in America takes her adrift in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand with her daughter, nephew, and other boat refugees. For days, they are at the mercy of pirates, storms, and dire conditions. Ultimately, Snow settles into a refugee camp on the island of Galang in Indonesia, but life there is deplorable. The threat of repatriation and the will to keep her family alive keeps her motivated to hustle for a ticket to freedom.\nSNOW IN VIETNAM was written to honor the memory of the author's mother. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Pacific Northwest Writers Association literary award. This story is dedicated to the boat people of Vietnam and all the refugees who risked their lives in a desperate search for safety and freedom.\nPraise for SNOW IN VIETNAM: 
“Wow, Snow in Vietnam is better than Miss Saigon! A story told from someone who lived through love, loss, and the pursuit of freedom during the Vietnam War. A triumphant story of the Vietnamese boat people!” 
— Loc Bui, Business Development Officer, Media Vines Corp.\n"The book is beautifully written, the story told with equal amounts of heart and skill and this reader could hardly tear away from the story for real-life each day. The plight of the Vietnamese boat people is told in heartbreaking detail as Snow's journey to America is continually thwarted. I loved this book that reminded me of Amy Tan's richness of story and detail. It was a joy to read and I look forward to the author's second book." —Kim Hornsby, USA Today Bestselling Author and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author\n"I love the title... I also loved the novel. Amy Le should be pleased with her work." —Bill McCloud, Vietnam Veterans of America\n"Compelling, informative, and beautifully written." —Frances Evlin, Author of Circles of Deception\n“I stayed up all night reading because I literally could not put it down. This book leaves you hungry for the next chapter and the next chapter and the next chapter. This is the kind of book that you can't stop thinking about after you read it because the characters just come alive and the descriptions of the settings and the activities are so vivid.” —Diana LeBeau, Beta reader\n"This novel is epic...The story gives us a glimpse into the everyday life of a small village and a big city. Snow was born during WW2, witnessed the war against the French, and then the communist/American war. War interrupted their tranquil village life and threw people into extraordinary circumstances. Snow adapts and conquers; a great read.” —Michael Harmon, Vietnam War Veteran"\nThe author has the uncanny ability to make the reader feel he or she is right in the middle of this tense and danger-filled escape...It is a story that had to be told. One of the best books I have ever read."—Greg Simpson, Vietnam War Veteran\n"I loved going on Snow's emotional journey and learning about the Fall of Saigon through her unique perspective." —Lisa Schumann, Beta reader

Snow in Vietnam: A Novel

Mercury West Publishing

If you take elements of Clementine Wamariya's memoir, THE GIRL WHO SMILED BEADS, and Oliver Stone's docudrama, HEAVEN &amp; EARTH, then throw in small sprinkles of Kevin Kwon's CRAZY RICH ASIANS, you'll get Amy M. Le's debut historical fiction novel, SNOW IN VIETNAM. There are elements of humor, romance and heartache injected throughout these pages of fear and uncertainty. Strength from family and trust in oneself are at the heart of this book. 
Growing up in war-torn Vietnam was normal, even idyllic at times, for Snow, the youngest of seven children in her family. Although her heart belongs to an American GI, she honors her father by marrying a Vietnamese man. Her halcyon life unravels as the Vietnam War ravages her country and the threat of communism culminates with the fall of Saigon. Life in unified Vietnam under the new regime becomes unbearable. Betrayed by her husband and left with a dying child to raise, Snow must set aside her morals and push herself to the limit emotionally, physically and mentally, to buy her way out of the country. Her decision to escape and find sanctuary in America takes her adrift in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand with her daughter, nephew, and other boat refugees. For days, they are at the mercy of pirates, storms, and dire conditions. Ultimately, Snow settles into a refugee camp on the island of Galang in Indonesia, but life there is deplorable. The threat of repatriation and the will to keep her family alive keeps her motivated to hustle for a ticket to freedom. 
SNOW IN VIETNAM was written to honor the memory of the author's mother. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Pacific Northwest Writers Association literary award. This story is dedicated to the boat people of Vietnam and all the refugees who risked their lives in a desperate search for safety and freedom.

Snow in Vietnam

History

Military

Amy M. Le

The Snow Trilogy: Anniversary Edition

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

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