The secrets, ups and downs of Nguyen Tuong's family - the birthplace of the most important writers and politicians in the history of Vietnamese culture and politics in the 20th century - are reproduced in a simple, calm and truthful way. Nguyen Thi The is the fourth member of Nguyen Tuong's family, including: Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Nguyen Tuong Cam (Director of Day Nay newspaper); Nguyen Tuong Tam (pen name Nhat Linh, leader of Tu Luc Van Doan; a politician); Nguyen Tuong Long (writer Hoang Dao, Tu Luc Van Doan group); Nguyen Thi The (also known as Ms. Nam The); Nguyen Tuong Lan (pen name Thach Lam, Tu Luc Van Doan group) and Nguyen Tuong Bach (doctor). With memories expressed succinctly and honestly, the migration of Nguyen Tuong's family from Hoi An to Cam Giang (Hai Duong), from Hanoi to the South (Saigon, Da Lat) after historical events ... narrated by Ms. Nguyen Thi The in the form of a short series of articles published in 1974 in Saigon.