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At twenty-something, Alice is eager for the milestones of adulthood: leaving home, choosing a career, finding friendship and love on her own terms. But with each step she takes she feels the sharp tug of invisible threads: the love and worry of her parents, who want more than anything to keep her from harm. Her father fears for her safety to an extraordinary degree – but why?
As she digs further into her father's story, Alice embarks on a journey of painful discovery: of memories lost and found, of her own fears for the future, of history and how it echoes down the years. Set in Melbourne, China and Cambodia, Her Father's Daughter captures a father–daughter relationship in a moving and astonishingly powerful way.
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236 pages
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English
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"Written in lucid and affecting prose, Her Father’s Daughter is ultimately a filial love song that carries with it the notes of acceptance and understanding." -- Australian Book Review
"This is poignant, sophisticated prose, some of the finest you’ll read in the genre." -- The Age
‘A beautiful exploration of father-daughter relationships.’ -- Vogue
"Pung makes everything she writes about shine." -- The Australian
About the Author
Alice Pung’s first book, Unpolished Gem, won the Australian Book Industry Newcomer of the Year Award and was nominated for the Victorian and New South Wales premiers’ literary awards. She edited the anthology Growing Up Asian in Australia and her work has appeared in the Monthly, Good Weekend, the Age, The Best Australian Stories and Meanjin.
Dana Miltins studied acting at the Centre for the Performing Arts in Adelaide, and The Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. She’s worked in theatre, film and television both in Australia and the United States. Recent credits include: shows for Sydney Theatre Company, Griffin Independent and Melbourne Workers Theatre; and appearances on McLeod’s Daughters and The Pacific. Dana is also passionately involved with an exciting Australian theatre company, The Rabble, and she has performed in Cageling, The Bedroom Project, and Salome for the company.
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ASIN : B00AQ8I9GI
Publisher : Black Inc.; 2nd Revised ed. edition (30 January 2013)
Language : English
File size : 2366 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 236 pagesBest Sellers Rank: 162,256 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)54 in Southeast Asia History
70 in Fatherhood (Kindle Store)
109 in History of Southeast AsiaCustomer Reviews:
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Alice Pung
Alice Pung is an Australian author whose award-winning books span the genres of memoir, non-fiction, anthology, young adult and children's fiction. Alice's first book Unpolished Gem won the 2007 Australian Book Industry Award for Newcomer of the Year. Her second book, Her Father's Daughter, won the 2011 Western Australia Premier's Literary Award, and her first novel, Laurinda won the 2016 Ethel Turner Prize. Laurinda is published in the United States as Lucy and Linh, and has been a Kirkus-starred book.
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Anne Whight
5.0 out of 5 stars An Australian-born daughter and her Cambodian refugee father - a very personal glimpse into their relationship and livesReviewed in Australia on 12 May 2017
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I loved this book, and I loved the way the author moves between her own life in Australia, and her father's story of his life in Cambodia, (before and during Pol Pot's reign of terror). This is told in a very straightforward way; it's certainly no sob story. However parts of it, like the Cambodian killings, are confonting - as they should be. Alice Pung shares and contrasts her father's life and her own in so many small details, such as her father's fears for his loved daughter. At first his fears and the restrictions he placed on her seemed a little bizarre, but then I came to understand that his fears were grounded in his horrific experiences. This is a very personal glimpse into Alice Pung's family life, and I felt privileged to read it.
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painsy
4.0 out of 5 stars Confronting, moving and a great readReviewed in Australia on 25 January 2015
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This is a beautifully written book but sometimes irritating as it moves in and out of the lives of daughter and father.It gives a graphic and moving story about the hardships and horrors that were endured by Alice's parents and the story of how well they settled and made a great contribution to this country.
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wendy o'dea
3.0 out of 5 stars Towards three and a halfReviewed in Australia on 28 May 2015
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I did enjoy his and edge more to three and a half. There were times when I was wondering what the point of the book was. It was interesting in places but the compilation was not flowing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this book and visit Cambodia!Reviewed in Australia on 12 March 2015
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What a great book, I read this while traveling through Cambodia, it really hit home the horror of the history of the beautiful country and the resilience of the people. Everyone should read this book and visit the country!!
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margdb
3.0 out of 5 stars good read, not a great readReviewed in Australia on 4 January 2015
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Interesting read, got a bit boring towards the end.
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Lesleys Kindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsReviewed in Australia on 10 January 2015
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Fantastic read
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Lynne
3.0 out of 5 stars Three StarsReviewed in Australia on 11 February 2015
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I found this book a bit disjointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ThanksReviewed in Australia on 21 December 2017
I have never before considered how or what happened in Cambodia. Loved how this book gave both father and daughter views.
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M. Purie
5.0 out of 5 stars BrilliantReviewed in Canada on 9 March 2017
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I read this book while travelling through Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. It is beautifully written and evokes numerous emotions. The author's sensitivity to the rational behind her father's behaviour and parenting is clever, witty and often humorous. I would highly recommend this book.
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Kaye Davies
5.0 out of 5 stars StunningReviewed in the United States on 23 October 2012
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This book held me spellbound throughout. Alice Pung writes with honesty and power without affectation. I learned a lot about the Pol Pot years and the description of her father's life during this time was haunting - it will stay with me. This book should be compulsory reading in all Australian schools. It would make the average Aussie wiser, more understanding and just kinder. It's not all grim. There were parts that made me laugh out loud - I loved the story of the laminator! I can't wait for the next Alice Pung offering.
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Sarah L
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth ReadingReviewed in the United States on 10 February 2014
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Well written book, good synopsis of the time of the Khmer Rouge and the long term effects on survivors of this period.
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Lyn6024
3.0 out of 5 stars A revelation on Cambodian revolutionReviewed in the United States on 20 December 2012
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I found the author writing in third person disconcerting in the flow of the story.
The information on the conditions in Cambodia during the Pol Pot regime vivid, educational and very disturbing. Very well written - I was engrossed.
The story starts of life in the suburbs of Melbourne - a bit dull and I nearly put the book aside a few times - glad I persevered, as the story of her father's life in Cambodia was an eye opener.
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