After They Killed Our Father: A Refugee from the Killing Fields Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind - Hardcover

Ung, Loung

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845962370 ISBN 13: 9781845962371

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

In "After They Killed Our Father", Loung Ung picks up where the bestselling "First They Killed My Father" left off, with the author escaping a devastated Cambodia in 1980 at the age of ten and flying to the US as a refugee. She and her eldest brother, with whom she escaped, left behind their three surviving siblings, and her book is alternately heart-wrenching and heart-warming, as it follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. Their two worlds could not have been more different, and Loung's depiction of the contrast between her life in the affluent West and that of her sister, who navigated her way through landmine-strewn fields and survived raids by the Khmer Rouge, is laced with the guilt she feels about being the lucky one. This powerful story helps us to understand what happens when a family is torn apart by politics, adversity and war. It is also the compelling and inspirational tale of a remarkable woman.

About this title

About the Author

Loung Ung's debut memoir, First They Killed My Father, was an international bestseller. She is a national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World and has featured in the New York Times, Washington Post and Sunday Times as well as Glamour and People magazines.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845962370
• ISBN 13: 9781845962371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288