When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace (Abridged) Audiobook

" I was so captivated by this story I was compelled to learn more about the war. It has been a long time since I thought about it. The victims are the innocent. The circumstances the war put these people through is unthinkable. The book does an excellent job of describing the day to day tragedies of the family and the struggle to survive during the war. "

" This was a riviting book that was the closest you can come to living through a war without actually being there. It was presented with sensitivity and without undue graphic content, but with unmistakable clarity as to what really happened. The author presents the story without anger or judgment, and seeks only forgiveness for both sides. "

" An amazing story of survival, but even more amazing a story demonstrative of the power of forgiveness in such a cruel world. If you want to know a different perspective of the Vietnam War, this is a must read. "

" I thought this was going to be interesting b/c its from a different pt. of view than all the other Vietnam books I've read. However, she finishes describing cultural parts of her life on page 50 or so and the rest is very self congraulatory. It might be the translation, but the book really grates on my nerves. "

" Awesome book; eye-opening perspective of the war and what one will do to survive "

" I read this when I was very young. I'm going to re-read it from a slightly more "experienced" perspective. I'll probably have to re-read it again in another 20 years or so! "

" Both sides of the war are told through this woman. I have not finished the book yet but so far, so good! "

" I read this after I saw the movie because I liked the movie. The book is even better. "

" For anyone who was alive during the Vietnam War, protested against it, thought it was the right war, or fought in it, this is a must read. Le Ly was a young girl in a small village just out of Danang during the French and American War. Her story is powerful and provocative. You've got to read it! "

" Amazing. I learned so much from this book. A woman caught in central Vietnam as a girl, during the middle of the conflict, eventually ends up in the US. The book is about her trip back home and is told in flashbacks and present day chapters. Beautiful and emotional. "

" Awesome book while traveling in Vietnam or if you want to learn more about Vietnam during the war. "

" An incredible book written by an indomitable woman who persevered through the unspeakable horror and the craziness of war to find a way to live - Le Ly Hayslip's story is amazing as is she - and as is her book! Definitely recommend. "

" Vietnam War novel. Great historical fiction. Some graphic parts. Chronicles the protagonists entire life. "

" A great story of survival during the the war years of Vietnam. I loved this true story and would love to meet the author. "

" This really gives perspective on the Vietnam War from the native Vietnamese point of view. War is never good. "

" Haunting, Powerful, this book shows the horror and atrocities of war... While it's a tough read, and by tough... I mean it's hard to stomach some of the event's that actually transpired, it's a read everyone should make at least once. "

" Read for HSTAS 265: Viet Nam Between Revolution & War, 1940-1990 "

" A marvelous book about a turbulent time in the soul of a women. Her torment and struggle growing up in a devastated country where survival and death are constant. Lots of interplay between past memories and present action all co-mingling. A true warrior in the not distant past. "

" Read for a class. Fairly well-written, insightful--the Vietnamese view of the Vietnam war. What these people went through was terrible. "

" Read for a class at UC Santa Cruz. A wonderful autobiography with chilling details of war and poverty. I still worry a bit every time the radio station broadcasts an empty signal, remembering a terrifying scene in the book. "

" A good depiction of what life in Vietnam for those living in villages along the DMZ must have been like. It also gives an inside view of how women had to earn a living to make lives better for themselves once they decided to leave their village. "

" I though it was pretty good. I'm not really a fan of books like this one I like to read more of the love story type books. "

" Wow, this book is absolutely amazing! I have a totally different perspective of the Vietnam War, and of war in general - I don't think I ever learnt more from any other book (or text book in school) in my life. "

" This really gives perspective on the Vietnam War from the native Vietnamese point of view. War is never good. "

" Hayslip's account of the war and how it affected people really shed light on the consequences that the Vietnam war had on the Vietnamese citizens. "

" Amazing true story! This woman is so strong even through all of the horrible things that happened to her. She is a true hero!! "

" Amazing story, filled with tragedy and happiness, but not a very good writer. "

" An incredible book written by an indomitable woman who persevered through the unspeakable horror and the craziness of war to find a way to live - Le Ly Hayslip's story is amazing as is she - and as is her book! Definitely recommend. "

" this is a powerful memoir ... So worth reading~ "