After They Killed Our Father

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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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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>

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Loung Ung is a National Spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World and has featured in the<i>New York Times</i>,<i>Washington Post</i>and<i>Sunday Times,</i>as well as<i>Glamour</i>and<i>People</i>magazines.

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