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WARATAH: From the Ashes of the Vietnam War, Grew a Spirit that would not be Stopped Kindle Edition
Ha-Le Thai
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An enthralling tale of motherhood, war, betrayal, and love.
Sam Cawthorn International Best Selling author and CEO/Founder of Speakers Institute.
The Waratah, is an exceptional piece of writing. Ha-Le's words take the reader on an extraordinary tale of personal tragedy, heartbreak and perseverance. The Waratah is an incredible read oozing with openness and vulnerability. It's pages are filled with adventure, curiosity, and strong links to Vietnamese culture. It's a fantastic read!
Kirsty Salisbury Speaker - Podcaster - Coach & Author - Auckland- New Zealand.
A Poignant and Powerful Tale of Love, Pain, and Growth. Ha-Le's story is incredibly moving and powerful.
The story weaves the past and present together so beautifully.
Jenifer Higgins Author, Teacher- USA
I admired Ha-Le's courage to share her life struggles and the many obstacles she overcame in her life. Her love of life is undeniably contagious.
Muna Nedimovich Project Manager - Finance- Vancouver, BC Canada
Captivating. A story of adversity told with wisdom and humility. I found I couldn't put it down- there were so many inspiring moments!
Lisa Harvey High school teacher- Sydney -Australia
Amazing life journey with full of courage and inspiration!
Vyle Nguyen Senior International Auditing Manager- USA
Product details
- ASIN : B07LB2D8MP
- Publisher : WARATAH Publisher (16 December 2018)
- Language : English
- File size : 1815 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 494 pages
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Best Sellers Rank:
462,341 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 91 in Parenting Emotions & Feelings
- 506 in Inspirational Spirituality (Kindle Store)
- 6,188 in Memoirs (Kindle Store)
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Some of the hardships that people go through to simply try and better their lives, from horrible situations they’ve been thrust into, are just outstanding.
This is one of those tales, of an ordinary citizen stuck in the dysfunctional society that Vietnam was at the time. Escaping Vietnam at that time was far from an easy task and Ha-Le has to risk her life for the chance of a better life. She makes her escape on a decrepit boat heading for Australia. Against all odds she makes it only to find that different troubles also lie in wait for her there.
This is a theme that the book tackles very elegantly and one that I find extremely interesting. The comparative hardships between mental and physical struggles. While it seems at first that the former could never be worse than being stuck in a country where everyday could be your last that is shown to simply not be the case. Sometimes the mental struggles we go through are the hardest of all and overcoming these can be just as much of a struggle as crossing an ocean on a broken boat.
The writing style that is used where we jump in between the present and the past is done well and draws some interesting parallels, which has left me still thinking over the topics that are covered long after finishing the book.
5/5, a book I’d definitely recommend to those interested in the struggles that some people have to go through.

Having experienced difficult circumstances on different occasions, surviving scares of ill-health, among others, Ha-Le determines her daughter, Hong-An shouldn't have to be put through similar experience.
However, Fate plays her hand, bringing Travis into Hong-An's life, and it seems the past would be revisited.
Ha-Le Thai tells a fascinating tale, using strong, descriptive words. From Vietnam to Australia, Ha-Le uses strong language, evoking desire and longing in the reader to be part of the story.
In the beginning, the author explains that she's always wanted to write. Without any doubt, Waratah reveals that Ha-Le couldn't have chosen different. A very interesting story.Â

A book that is written in a very emotional way, extremely raw, that truly brings the story to life to its readers. The author does a brilliant job evoking her past memories and the hardships she has to overcome in order to be herself again and to avoid history to repeat itself.

When her daughter Hong-An meets her Australian lover and is determined to marry him, things become even more complicated, as Ha Le is now forced to revisit the past she thought she had left behind.
This book is a gripping page turner full of emotions with a fascinating ending. I highly recommend this book.
