After They Killed Our Father av Loung Ung

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<p>In 1980, at the age of ten, Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia and flew to the US as a refugee.<br><br> 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.<br><br> Their two worlds were very 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.<br><br> 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.</p>