This memoir recounts the author's experiences as a young girl in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime. She is forced from her home in Phnom Penh to a labor camp in the countryside along with her family, where they face starvation, disease, and brutality. The book details her survival through the genocide, her eventual escape to Thailand, and finally her immigration to the United States. It is a powerful story of resilience, courage, and the human spirit's ability to overcome overwhelming adversity.

In this novel, a British writer embarks on a harrowing quest to find her friend, a playwright who has gone missing in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime. The narrative weaves together the writer's journey through a landscape of political turmoil and personal discovery, with letters and fragments from the missing friend that reveal the brutal reality of the regime. As the protagonist delves deeper into the darkness that has engulfed her friend, she confronts the limits of art, the responsibilities of intellectuals, and the haunting interplay between politics and individual lives. The story is a poignant exploration of the human capacity for both cruelty and compassion, set against the backdrop of one of the 20th century's most tragic episodes.

"The Royal Way" is a philosophical adventure novel that explores the existential journey of a disillusioned Western man who embarks on a perilous expedition in search of a lost kingdom in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Accompanied by a diverse group of companions, each with their own motivations and demons, the protagonist confronts the harsh realities of colonialism, the limits of human ambition, and the spiritual emptiness of modern life. As they traverse treacherous landscapes and encounter various challenges, the characters are forced to grapple with the meaning of courage, the nature of civilization, and the quest for transcendence in a world that seems to resist any definitive understanding of purpose or destiny.

This book examines the United States' response to genocides in the twentieth century, including those in Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Iraq, Bosnia, and Rwanda. The author argues that America's political leaders have consistently ignored or downplayed the severity of these genocides, and she explores the reasons behind this inaction. The book also profiles individuals who have fought to bring attention to these atrocities and hold the perpetrators accountable.