Often called the Cambodian Diary of Anne Frank, this authoritative, highly readable biography chronicles four years of hell the Cambodian Holocaust and its effects on one family and the millions like them who were enslaved by their countrymen, the Khmer Rouge. Set against a nightmarish background of degradation and terror it is about the ability of individuals to rise above even these conditions to find moments of peace and joy amid the turmoil and to ultimately escape that war-ravished country to start from scratch in a new homeland.