{"product_id":"we-the-same-paperback-1","title":"We the Same - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSangeeta Wylie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by a true story, \u003cem\u003ewe the same\u003c\/em\u003e opens in 1979 Việt Nam, where six children and a mother become separated from their father and husband as they flee their homeland by boat. Against all odds, they survive pirate attacks, typhoons, and starvation, ending up shipwrecked on a desert island. Thirty-five years pass, and the mother at last shares heartfelt secrets and an unbelievable story with her daughter ... allowing the past to be escorted into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOscillating between humour, romance, and devastation, this powerful debut play explores the aftermath of the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective. Its central threads tell of intergenerational healing, alienation and estrangement from peers, family relationships, and hope overcoming adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSangeeta Wylie is a Vancouver-based actor and writer with credits in film, television, and theatre. \u003cem\u003ewe the same\u003c\/em\u003e premiered at Vancouver's The Cultch in 2021 and is her first full-length play. It received six Jessie Award nominations, winning two, and is on the curriculum at the University of Victoria's Department of Theatre. A fully trained dentist as well as artist, she regularly volunteers with non-profit health-care organizations in Vietnam and northern British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47448596545757,"sku":"9781772016161","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ySZYDyh9Ww9781772016161_214c5190-1ff8-4156-9968-abe6461077da.webp?v=1771520491","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/we-the-same-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}