View of the Phoenix Trees: Issue 1- Autumn

This is a true story, based on my grandparent’s life, and their arduous quest to keep their family safe. The story begins with my grandfather, Lao Tzu, being a gambling loner, hardly the father figure you’d expect. He was born in Shanghi, but war forces him to emigate to Vietnam. And it's here that he finds love and a family with my grandmother. But he's still got some pretty unhealthy habits to shake if he wants to keep his family...