{"product_id":"9781565122918","title":"The House on Dream Street: Memoir of an American Woman in Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003eDana Sachs went to Hanoi when tourist visas began to be offered to Americans; she was young, hopeful, ready to immerse herself in Vietnamese culture. She moved in with a family and earned her keep by teaching English, and she soon found that it was impossible to blend into an Eastern culture without calling attention to her Americanness—particularly in a country where not long ago she would have been considered the enemy. But gradually, Vietnam turned out to be not only hospitable, but the home she couldn't leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sachs takes us through two years of eye-opening experiences: from her terrifying bicycle accidents on the busy streets of Hanoi to how she is begged to find a buyer for the remains of American \"poes and meeas\" (POWs and MIAs). \u003ci\u003eThe House on Dream Street\u003c\/i\u003e is also the story of a community and the people who become inextricably, lovingly, a part of Sachs's life, whether it's her landlady who wonders why at twenty-nine she's not married, the children who giggle when she tries to speak the language, or Phai, the motorcycle mechanic she falls for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House on Dream Street\u003c\/i\u003e is both the story of a country on the cusp of change and of a woman learning to know her own heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063111467248,"sku":"9781565122918","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565122918_p0.jpg?v=1763788209","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565122918","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}