Anh's story will move and amuse all who read it. Tragedy, humour, heartache and unswerving determination - a big life with big dreams. The Happiest Refugee tells the incredible, uplifting and inspiring life story of one of our favourite personalities.

'Four,' the answer came back, and that was it. His mother's sacrifice was an inspiration to Anh and he worked hard during his teenage years to help her make ends meet, also managing to graduate high school and then university.Īnother inspiration was the comedian Anh met when he was about to sign on for a 60-hour a week corporate job. Things got harder when their father left home when Anh was thirteen - they felt his loss very deeply and their mother struggled to support the family on her own. But there was a loving extended family, and always friends and play and something to laugh about for Anh, his brother Khoa and their sister Tram. Life in Australia was hard, an endless succession of back-breaking work, crowded rooms, ruthless landlords and make-do everything. The Happiest Refugee: A Memoir by Anh Do About This Item Reviews Details Terms of Sale About the Seller Positive Representation Matters Uncommonly Good. But nothing - not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days - could quench their desire to make a better life in a country where freedom existed. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat.

PARIS: The Memoir Paris Hilton 26.99 34.99 Greenlights Matthew McConaughey 32.99 Everything I Know About Love. ‘The Happiest Refugee’ memoir written by Anh Do and the illustrated novel ‘The Boat’ by Nam Le explores how the individual characters’ existence is based upon the strengths and weaknesses that they have acquired from their fears. Previous owner has signed inside page.Īnh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. The Happiest Refugee tells the incredible, uplifting and inspiring life story of one of our favourite personalities.

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