Dana Sachs
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Struggling to move on after her husband's death, thirty-five-year-old Anna receives an unexpected phone call from her estranged grandmother, Goldie, summoning her to New York. A demanding woman with a sharp tongue and a devotion to fashion and etiquette, Goldie has not softened in the five years since she and her granddaughter last spoke. Now she wants Anna to drive her to San Francisco to return a collection of exquisite Japanese art to a long-lost...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Poignant...A well-told story, with appealing characters, delightful moments and a satisfyingly real ending." - Charlotte Observer
"Precise and vivid. - Columbus Dispatch
" IF YOU LIVED HERE is filled with dramatic moments. Author Dana Sachs deserves to be listened to." - Things Asian
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
"The House on Dream Street is Sachs's heartfelt account of how she settled in with a Vietnamese family, learned the language, and made a place for herself in "enemy" territory. And then, when she least expected it, she fell in love." "With vivid descriptions of the tastes, sounds, smells, and images of Vietnam, Sachs reveals the beauty of a country long off-limits to Americans. Part love story, part social commentary, Sachs's memoir explores the tenuous...