John Porter is a wealthy builder located in South Carolina.
But his past is haunting him as he relives his time served
38 years ago in Vietnam and the death of his closest
friend, Ernest Marquette, whom he loved as a brother. Both
John and Ernest were in love with the same beautiful
Vietnamese woman, Doan Vien Le, and Ernest was going to
marry her. Unbeknownst to John, Ernest's spirit has become
a fish in the Koi pond where he died in Vietnam. At times,
Ernest spirit has the ability to be transported to visit
John. This begins his fervent desire to become human again.
Miraculously, Doan survived the boat trip to the USA along
with her five-year-old daughter, Lisa, and Doan's brother.
Lisa, now grown and managing the Le Restaurant after her
uncle dies, discovers a photo that leads her to believe her
father is John Porter. Upon seeing his picture in the
paper, Lisa begins a roller coaster ride of emotions along
with John's daughter, Katherine, when she calls John's
house and Katherine takes the message. Katherine tries to
protect her mother, as well as her father, who believes
Doan is dead and knows nothing of a child. Katherine
orchestrates a surprise showdown with her mother present,
which results in heartbreaking surprises concerning the
paternity of Lisa and the true demise of Ernest.
I loved this story! Nicole Seitz writes an extremely
nostalgic and heartrending story of the suffering and
sacrifices of the servicemen serving in Vietnam. She has
very cleverly portrayed the soul-searching struggle in each
of her characters in their individual pain in confronting
the past. This will be a beautiful story remembered for
years to come. I look forward to more of Ms. Seitz's
brilliant writing.
Two daughters search for the truth they hope will set
them free.
It's been forty years since the war,
and John Porter-now a wealthy builder in South Carolina-is
feeling the past nip at his heels. When he relays his
recent terrifying confrontation with "the enemy" from long
ago to his daughter, she takes it upon herself to help him
deal with his scars. Fifty miles north in Georgetown, a
fry cook named Lisa Le is trying desperately to connect
with her Vietnamese mother. But secrets from the past
stand between them, and Lisa is unsure how to proceed.
Each of these souls is a captive in his or her own little
world . . . until a modern-day land mine sets off a string
of events to unite them all.
A Hundred Years of
Happiness is a story of family, war, loss and longing,
and the transforming power of truth. The distance between
children and parents, past and present, reality and
deception narrows in this spiritual fable of life after
war.
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