Cirrus@Austlit

'Pam Scott looks back on the remarkable changes she witnessed in Vietnam over the last two decades. Her long connection has given her a deep insight into this fascinating country and its people. As well as giving an update on her beloved city of Hanoi as it celebrates its 1000-year anniversary, she takes the reader on an in-depth tour of Hochiminh City and many provincial side trips. She also writes about Vietnamese women whom she has come to admire so much, and about the historical forces that have shaped Hanoi and Hochiminh City into the very different societies we see today.' (Publisher's blurb)

'Life in Hanoi is a series of stories of some amazing expats who did just that. Like the author, Pam Scott, these otherwise ordinary men and women took deliberate steps to invent a life for themselves in the exotic city of Hanoi. They came from a mixture of cultures and backgrounds, but they were not diplomats and high-flyers living in expat compounds on expense accounts. They all had one thing in common, a love of this beautiful Vietnamese city and its people.

Life in Hanoi reveals that you don’t have to be brilliant or famous or have some unique talent to try living in a completely different culture. All it requires is the desire and a little courage to step out into the unknown and dare to be different.' (Publisher's blurb)