{"product_id":"the-white-pebble-madame-nhus-memoirs-paperback","title":"The White Pebble: Madame Nhu's Memoirs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTuong Vu\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNgô Đình Nhu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo other Vietnamese family in modern time had such an\u003cbr\u003eintense involvement in high politics and public affairs as the Ngô-Đìnhs.\u003cbr\u003eThrough the tenure of President Ngô-Đình Diệm of the Republic of Vietnam (1955-1963), \u003cbr\u003ethis family helped shape Vietnamese history in numerous ways. President Diệm's\u003cbr\u003erule in South Vietnam was perceived by many to be authoritarian and nepotistic, \u003cbr\u003ebut it is important for historians in general and for anyone interested in\u003cbr\u003eVietnamese history in particular to learn more about his family members who\u003cbr\u003eplayed such important roles in his government. How did they see themselves, \u003cbr\u003etheir country, and their compatriots? How did each member of the family think\u003cbr\u003eof others? How did they view the family's role in history?Sixty years after the death Ngô-Đình Nhu, \u003cbr\u003eEnglish-language readers can now learn about Madame Ngô-Đình Nhu's life from\u003cbr\u003eher own words and recollections.Of all the Ngô-Đìnhs, Madame Ngô-Đình Nhu (Trần Lệ\u003cbr\u003eXuân) was perhaps the most controversial figure. In this posthumous memoir\u003cbr\u003etranslated from French, Madame Nhu narrates important events in her life, from\u003cbr\u003eher childhood to her marriage to Mr. Nhu, from her time in Huế during the\u003cbr\u003eFranco-Vietnamese war to the happy years of the Diệm government, and from her\u003cbr\u003eforced exile to the last days of her life. A complex individual and a\u003cbr\u003estrong-willed woman who refused to accept the terrible hands fate dealt her, Madame\u003cbr\u003eNhu bared her pains, lamented the plight of Vietnam, and railed against the\u003cbr\u003eforeign powers that meddled in Vietnamese affairs.In an essay accompanying their mother's narrative in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eWhite Pebble\u003c\/i\u003e, the late Ngô-Đình Lệ Quyên and Ngô-Đình Quỳnh (along with\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline Willemetz) join their mother to defend the integrity of the Diệm\u003cbr\u003egovernment and the Ngô-Đình family against their critics. By telling the\u003cbr\u003efamily's history alongside that of the Vietnamese nation, Ngô-Đình Nhu's\u003cbr\u003echildren wanted to demonstrate the sincerity and depth of patriotism in the\u003cbr\u003efamily.This book not only\u003cbr\u003eprovides a unique account of Madame Nhu and the Ngô-Đình family by its members\u003cbr\u003ebut also illuminates politics in Republican Vietnam and its troubled\u003cbr\u003erelationship with the United States\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978207461677,"sku":"9781682832783","price":30.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/GrqgCgrZzP9781682832783.webp?v=1775801019","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-white-pebble-madame-nhus-memoirs-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}