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Title: Lucky Child : A Daughter of Cambodia ...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

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.

Review:

"[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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