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.

Landon Griffin has everything going for him. He’s a high school senior on the brink of receiving a football scholarship, his dad is running for mayor of Madison, Texas, and his future with his girlfriend looks bright. But his simple life shatters when feelings spark for a guy he’s never met. Giving the stranger the codename Mystery Boy, Landon hesitates to step out of his comfort zone to solve the mystery. Living in a conservative town, he struggles to hide his new obsession while trying to figure out where he fits within the spectrum of sexuality. Can he dodge the constant questions from his friends and find answers before the escalating anxiety becomes too much to handle? Land On Me is Matthew R. Corr’s debut novel akin to the drama of Christopher Rice and the coming-of-age brilliance of Alex Sanchez.Content Warnings are available on the Copyright page.

Land On Me: A Novel

Corr, Matthew R.

Genre Fiction

Imagine a place where retired cops eat breakfast with con artists and preachers dine with bootleggers, enjoying each other, living side by side. It's not an impossible dream. It's a place called Fireside Assisted Living Center in Atlanta, Georgia.Fireside: The James Johnson Story is the first of the Fireside series and mirrors this diverse environment. Ginger, a rebellious redheaded nurse who hides her tattoos and jeans with a crisp lab coat by day and shoots tequila on the dance floor at night, directs Fireside. Endeared by her patients, Ginger has more compassion and clinical skill in one red nail extension than all the other nurses combined. This book focuses on Fireside resident James Johnson, a black sharecropper's son, who falls in love with his high school sweetheart, Estelle, a white girl from a broken home. Many years later, shortly after Estelle passes away, James arrives at Fireside to rehabilitate after a leg amputation. James's one remaining passion in life is to return to the home where he and Estelle built their life together.Like the book Fried Green Tomatoes, reflective chapters remember James and Estelle's youthful days of love in the 1950s, when it was frowned upon for whites and blacks to socialize, much less date. James and Estelle show their perseverance, humor, integrity, and imagination as they fight against a close-minded town and the football coach who has a personal vendetta against them.Other unique characters at Fireside include Mr. Epstein, a nosey Auschwitz survivor; Rob, a gay marketing director; Diane, a perky physical therapist; Mrs. Klinger, a delightful retired schoolteacher; and Erma, a money-hungry administrator. All these characters bring drama and laughter to everyday happenings at Fireside.Welcome to Fireside. I hope you enjoy your stay.

Fireside: The James Johnson Story: A Novel

Britt, Dee

Fireside: The James Johnson Story (Large Print Edition)Imagine a place where retired cops eat breakfast with con artists and preachers dine with bootleggers, enjoying each other, living side by side. It's not an impossible dream. It's a place called Fireside Assisted Living Center in Atlanta, Georgia.Fireside: The James Johnson Story is the first of the Fireside series and mirrors this diverse environment. Ginger, a rebellious redheaded nurse who hides her tattoos and jeans with a crisp lab coat by day and shoots tequila on the dance floor at night, directs Fireside. Endeared by her patients, Ginger has more compassion and clinical skill in one red nail extension than all the other nurses combined. This book focuses on Fireside resident James Johnson, a black sharecropper's son, who falls in love with his high school sweetheart, Estelle, a white girl from a broken home. Many years later, shortly after Estelle passes away, James arrives at Fireside to rehabilitate after a leg amputation. James's one remaining passion in life is to return to the home where he and Estelle built their life together.Like the book Fried Green Tomatoes, reflective chapters remember James and Estelle's youthful days of love in the 1950s, when it was frowned upon for whites and blacks to socialize, much less date. James and Estelle show their perseverance, humor, integrity, and imagination as they fight against a close-minded town and the football coach who has a personal vendetta against them.Other unique characters at Fireside include Mr. Epstein, a nosey Auschwitz survivor; Rob, a gay marketing director; Diane, a perky physical therapist; Mrs. Klinger, a delightful retired schoolteacher; and Erma, a money-hungry administrator. All these characters bring drama and laughter to everyday happenings at Fireside.Welcome to Fireside. I hope you enjoy your stay.

Fireside: The James Johnson StoryImagine a place where retired cops eat breakfast with con artists and preachers dine with bootleggers, enjoying each other, living side by side. It's not an impossible dream. It's a place called Fireside Assisted Living Center in Atlanta, Georgia.Fireside: The James Johnson Story is the first of the Fireside series and mirrors this diverse environment. Ginger, a rebellious redheaded nurse who hides her tattoos and jeans with a crisp lab coat by day and shoots tequila on the dance floor at night, directs Fireside. Endeared by her patients, Ginger has more compassion and clinical skill in one red nail extension than all the other nurses combined. This book focuses on Fireside resident James Johnson, a black sharecropper's son, who falls in love with his high school sweetheart, Estelle, a white girl from a broken home. Many years later, shortly after Estelle passes away, James arrives at Fireside to rehabilitate after a leg amputation. James's one remaining passion in life is to return to the home where he and Estelle built their life together.Like the book Fried Green Tomatoes, reflective chapters remember James and Estelle's youthful days of love in the 1950s, when it was frowned upon for whites and blacks to socialize, much less date. James and Estelle show their perseverance, humor, integrity, and imagination as they fight against a close-minded town and the football coach who has a personal vendetta against them.Other unique characters at Fireside include Mr. Epstein, a nosey Auschwitz survivor; Rob, a gay marketing director; Diane, a perky physical therapist; Mrs. Klinger, a delightful retired schoolteacher; and Erma, a money-hungry administrator. All these characters bring drama and laughter to everyday happenings at Fireside.Welcome to Fireside. I hope you enjoy your stay.

Fireside: The James Johnson Story

The Copper Phoenix: A Novel

Thomas, Lynn

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

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Snow in Seattle

Snow in Seattle: A Novel

Snow's Kitchen: A Novella and Cookbook

Snow's Kitchen: A Novella and Cookbook

Land On Me: A Novel

Fireside: The James Johnson Story: A Novel

Fireside: The James Johnson Story: A Novel

Fireside: The James Johnson Story

The Copper Phoenix: A Novel

The Copper Phoenix