Fourth Uncle in the Mountain: A Memoir of a Barefoot Doctor in Vietnam

This is an enchanting spiritual memoir based in the 1950’s rural Vietnam. The author Quang lived in the deep mysterious mountains where he learnt and practiced ancient medicine. It is a rich tale of the day-to-day life before the civil war. Must read for anyone with interest in spiritual historical biographies filled with magic, miracles and simple day-to-day life. Set during the French and American wars in South Vietnam, Fourth Uncle in the Mountain is the true story of an orphan, Quang Van Nguyen, adopted by a sixty-four-year-old monk, Thau Van Nguyen.
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