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Review: Daughter of the Sea- My Voyage to Freedom and Womanhood

I have just completed reading a fantastic memoir by Hiep Thi Le. The name of the book is Daughter of the Sea: My Voyage to Freedom and Womanhood . It was released on 22nd January 2020.  I always enjoy reading books of this genre. As they reflect a person's true stories, they always carry some great messages. This book also carries such messages which can be implemented in our daily lives. Some of them are: "A Captain without a boat is not a captain." -this sentence has become my most favourite sentence in this book. "Assume no one you meet at sea is a friend." -this sentence also carries some deep thoughts. "Stealing is always a crime, even when done by an empty stomach." From these three sentences, I think you have already started guessing the story of the memoir. The story is of an eight-year-old girl who escaped post-war communist Vietnam. It started on the shore of the Song Hang River, Vietnam. Twiggy was the author's na...