After They Killed Our Father A Refugee from the Killing Fields Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind
Her book is alternately heart-wrenching and heart-warming, as it follows the parallel lives of Loung Ung 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.