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A sequel to the best-selling memoir First They Killed My Father, written by a spokesperson for the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, describes her family's experiences of relocation from war-torn Cambodia and assimilation in Vermont, a transition marked by a sibling that was left behind and the family's struggles to forge a new life in a very different society.
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"[A] fiercely honest and affecting memoir." -- Seattle Times
"Highly readable." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Vivid prose.Ung imparts freshness to a fairly familiar immigrant's tale.a moving story of transition, transformation, and reunion." -- Kirkus Reviews
"As piercing and poignant as its title." -- Richard North Patterson
As piercing and poignant as its title. --Richard North Patterson
I encourage everyone to read this deeply moving and very important book. --Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees
Vivid prose Ung imparts freshness to a fairly familiar immigrant s tale a moving story of transition, transformation, and reunion. --Kirkus Reviews
Written with an engaging vigor and directness, Lucky Child is an unforgettable portrait of resilience and largeness of spirit. --Los Angeles Times
Heart-rending and eloquent . . . a moving reminder of human resiliency and the power of family bonds. --Newsweek
Deeply stirring...heart-breaking and not less than brilliant. --Miami Herald
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"Highly readable." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Vivid prose.Ung imparts freshness to a fairly familiar immigrant's tale.a moving story of transition, transformation, and reunion." -- Kirkus Reviews
"As piercing and poignant as its title." -- Richard North Patterson
As piercing and poignant as its title. --Richard North Patterson
I encourage everyone to read this deeply moving and very important book. --Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees
Vivid prose Ung imparts freshness to a fairly familiar immigrant s tale a moving story of transition, transformation, and reunion. --Kirkus Reviews
Written with an engaging vigor and directness, Lucky Child is an unforgettable portrait of resilience and largeness of spirit. --Los Angeles Times
Heart-rending and eloquent . . . a moving reminder of human resiliency and the power of family bonds. --Newsweek
Deeply stirring...heart-breaking and not less than brilliant. --Miami Herald
Loung Ung was the National Spokesperson for the "Campaign for a Landmine Free World," a program of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for co-founding the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Ung lectures extensively, appears regularly in the media, and has made more than thirty trips back to Cambodia. She is also the author of Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind and LuLu in the Sky.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0060733942
- ISBN 13 9780060733940
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages268
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