{"product_id":"9780756984823","title":"First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a childhood survivor of Cambodia's brutal Pol Pot regime comes an  unforgettable narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving  strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Until the age of five, Lounge Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children  of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved  the open city markets, fried crickets, chicken fights, and sassing her  parents. While her beautiful mother worried that Loung was a  troublemaker--that she stomped around like a thirsty cow--her beloved father  knew Lounge was a clever girl.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Ung's family fled their home and moved from village to village to hide their  identity, their education, their former life of privilege. Eventually, the  family dispersed in order to survive.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Because Lounge was resilient and determined, she was trained as a child  soldier in a work camp for orphans, while other siblings were sent to labor  camps. As the Vietnamese penetrated Cambodia, destroying the Khmer Rouge,  Loung and her surviving siblings were slowly reunited.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Bolstered by the shocking bravery of one brother, the vision of the  others--and sustained be her sister's gentle kindness amid brutality--Loung  forged on to create for herself a courageous new life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015673856240,"sku":"9780756984823","price":26.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780756984823_p0.jpg?v=1763636972","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780756984823","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}