Author: Mae Bunseng Taing

This book is a courageous and poignant memoir of a young man’s daring escape from Cambodia’s genocidal regime.

Forced from his home by the Khmer Rouge, teenager Mae Taing struggles to endure years of backbreaking work, constant starvation, and ruthless cruelty from his captors — supposed freedom fighters who turned against their own people. Mae risks torture and death to escape into the dark tropical jungles, trekking across a relentless wilderness crawling with soldiers, according to a review on goodreads.com.

This gripping and inspiring memoir is a testament to the human spirit’s capacity to endure and prevail in spite of great adversity.