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Lucky Child : A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind

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Resilience in war through the eyes of sisters.

"Lucky Child" is a powerful and emotional memoir that recounts the devastation that the Khmer Rouge inflicted on Cambodia. Loung Ung's story is made more heart-wrenching as she shares her life in alternating chapters with her older sister Chou, whose fate might have been entirely different. This book highlights the power of human resilience and family bonds, even in times of war and in assimilation to another culture. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the power of family connections through even the harshest of circumstances.

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Lucky Child : A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind

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ISBN: 9780060733957
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM76.73 MYR
Authors: Loung Ung
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2006-04-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 4.18
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After enduring years of hunger, deprivation, and devastating loss at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, ten-year-old Loung Ung became the "lucky child," the sibling chosen to accompany her eldest brother to America while her one surviving sister and two brothers remained behind. In this poignant and elegiac memoir, Loung recalls her assimilation into an unfamiliar new culture while struggling to overcome dogged memories of violence and the deep scars of war. In alternating chapters, she gives voice to Chou, the beloved older sister whose life in war-torn Cambodia so easily could have been hers. Highlighting the harsh realities of chance and circumstance in times of war as well as in times of peace, Lucky Child is ultimately a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and to the salvaging strength of family bonds.
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Resilience in war through the eyes of sisters.

"Lucky Child" is a powerful and emotional memoir that recounts the devastation that the Khmer Rouge inflicted on Cambodia. Loung Ung's story is made more heart-wrenching as she shares her life in alternating chapters with her older sister Chou, whose fate might have been entirely different. This book highlights the power of human resilience and family bonds, even in times of war and in assimilation to another culture. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the power of family connections through even the harshest of circumstances.