When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

“One of the most important books of Vietnamese American and Vietnam War literature… . Moving, powerful.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer“Should not be missed by anyone… . No one who reads it will ever be able to think about the Vietnam War in quite the same way again.” —The Washington Post “A wonderful, wondrous book by a remarkable woman.” —Amy Tan, author of The Valley of Amazement   “Touching and illuminating … A searing and human account.” —The New York Times Book Review“Riveting and historic… . Engrossing and beautifully told… . Impossible to put down.”—San Francisco Chronicle

Phung Le Ly Hayslip was born in Vietnam in 1950. She is the author of two memoirs—When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace—which were adapted into the film Heaven and Earth by Oliver Stone. Since 1986, she has helped rebuild her motherland through the two charitable organizations she established. Her efforts now focus exclusively on supporting the orphanages she founded in Vietnam.

Jay Wurts, an Air Guard pilot during the Vietnam War, has written and edited a variety of books.