In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the “killing fields.” She gives us a child’s-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the norm and modern technology no longer exists. Death becomes a companion in the camps, along with illness. Yet through the terror, the members of Chanrithy’s family remain loyal to … to one another, and she and her siblings who survive will find redeemed lives in America.A Finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.
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Tragic and sad but I could not put it down. Good writing.
An extraordinary book about Kmer Rouge and the terrible things inflected on the population and the strength of many to survive. Not unlike North Korea today.This happened at the time of the Vietnam war . I am grieved to learn that when these things were going on the U.S. used Cambodia as a “flexible” buffer zone. Many other issues : the harm done …