Zoya Phan

What an amazing book. It opened my eyes to what I very vaguely
knew about what was/is happening in Burma. It is so different to hear
diectly from someone who speaks so eloquently, and from the heart.
Its an outrage against humanity what was was perpetrated on the people
An illegal regime with a madman in charge and poer in the hands of
power mad millitary carrying out ethnic cleansing. We always say never again but here it is. When you read in the paper 'the civil war'
and you hear the name of his 'party' which has the word 'peace'
in it, it all sounds like just more politics.
But the reality is something quite different, astounding, unacceptable.
There is also a profound sense of evil - brought about by this regime
which invades the lives of ordinary people.
And if you ever thought women were the weaker sex, think again.
I cant do this book justice - it is not just a book.… (more)

This book got harder and harder to put down as it drew to a conclusion. The events in this book, though historical and set in a distant land have had a huge impact on my life and it was good to see those same events through the eyes of someone who has lived them. Everybody must read this book. My kids make me read it to them every night and my daughter wants to read it on her own. I think the story will be more meaningful and eventful to her than Miley Cyrus's. Our family visited one of the Karen refugee camps and saw first hand the dignity and beauty and suffering of these people. In two weeks I'll be there again. I wish the world would wake up and look at what's happening in Burma. It makes the Tibet situation look like a tea party.… (more)