"One Thousand Layers of Water and Clouds" 新書發布會，一起來探索如千層水雲般，多層次又讓人啟發的故事！這是一場精彩絕倫的文學之旅。
Join us for the official launch for "One Thousand Layers of Water and Clouds". The memoir of Nancy Chen Baldwin, a multi-layered and inspiring story.
● Date：10/15 （ 14：00-15：30 ）
● City: Taipei
● Location：D'Tapas （No. 189, Section 4, Chengde Road, Shilin District, Taipei City 111）
● Host ：Nancy Chen Baldwin
In this age of remakes, click-bait, and AI-generated texts, Nancy Chen Baldwin’s “One Thousand Layers of Water and Clouds, The Tale of a Taiwanese Daughter” stands out as a unique and vivid memoir that is all-too-human. Baldwin’s story begins as a “throw away child”, a girl sold into adoption by parents in financial difficulties. And so, jarringly, she begins her new life. Her adoptive mother Grace works as a paid companion to American military men stationed in Taiwan in the 1960s. Grace is a tough cookie, but her mother – Granny Chen – a blind Buddhist full of faith and kindness, surrounds Nancy with love, and teaches her all about the fascinating deities, rituals, and superstitions of traditional Taiwanese religion. Slowly, over the years, Nancy adapts to her new circumstances, and starts to feel almost normal, when suddenly she is yanked away by Grace and her new American husband to the United States, where she once again has to start anew. Decades later, an American professional woman in full control of her life, she returns to Taiwan to find and confront her birth parents. But can we ever really get full closure with the sadness of the past? This memoir is a bittersweet and authentic immigrant tale, full of interesting characters and events.”
- John Groot, Taiwan-based writer and researcher
● 日期：10/15 （ 14：00-15：30 ）
● 地點：D'Tapas 餐廳 （111台北市士林區承德路四段189號）
● 主講人 ：賴水雲 （Nancy ·Chen·Baldwin ）
在這本書中，我們將跟隨作家賴水雲（Nancy ·Chen·Baldwin ）尋找她的身份、根源和成就。在西元1955年，五歲時的她被以100美元的高價被出售，成為一位童養媳，因緣際會被帶到美國，她必須應對不同的生活方式和文化，與去面對成長中所遇到的創傷。在越南戰爭時代、民權運動、平權行動、雷根經濟學和美國航空工業的繁榮中，Nancy必須再次尋找愛情和生存的平衡。故事以殘酷的坦誠和直率講述出自己的人生旅程經歷，透過作品去面對創傷，但也反映了許多台灣人和其他亞洲人所必須面對的挑戰。沒有華麗的外表，沒有主要英雄；時間和準備同樣重要，運氣、態度和朋友也發揮了它們的作用。這是一個引人入勝的探索，在一個引人入勝的時代。
書籍內容： https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJL3HNJ8
- Jerome F. Keating 博士
台灣專家、作家，國立台北大學退休教授
關於作者：
"One Thousand Layers of Water and Clouds" 是Nancy 的首部英文作品。她的寫作生涯始於台灣的小學。她是歷史小說的狂熱讀者，對詩歌情有獨鍾。Nancy於2014年從美國航空工業退休，擔任高級工程執行官，目前專注於寫作。她目前的項目是一本烹飪書，通過20多年在紐約慶祝農曆新年的烹飪經驗，探索台灣/中國文化。更多有關作者Nancy的資訊可以在書中找到。
請加入我們，一同迎接這個令人期待的新書！不容錯過的文學盛事！
