Biography & Autobiography Cultural Heritage
Three Funerals for My Father
Love, Loss and Escape from Vietnam
- Publisher
- Tidewater Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2021
- Category
- Cultural Heritage, Vietnam War, Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Recommended Age
- 16 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 11 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781990160042
- Publish Date
- Oct 2021
- List Price
- $21.95
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About the author
As a teenager, Jolie P. Hoang escaped from Vietnam with her siblings. Arriving in Canada in 1984, she finished high school and trained in mathematics, all the while retaining her love of writing. Her work has been recognized by the North Street Book Prize (Winner, Literary Fiction, 2020), the San Francisco Book Festival (Honourable Mention, 2020) and the Surrey International Writers Festival (Finalist, 2020). A college professor of mathematics, Jolie lives with her daughters in Fonthill, Ontario.
Awards
- Short-listed, Hamilton Literary Awards