Vicheara Houn was born in Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, to a wealthy family that was politically and socially prominent. She lost her mother at a young age and suffered through starvation,...view moreVicheara Houn was born in Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, to a wealthy family that was politically and socially prominent. She lost her mother at a young age and suffered through starvation, illness, and the agony of losing her entire familyincluding her then husbandunder the Khmer Rouge regime. This book continues her account of battling post-traumatic stress disorder that she began in volume one of Bamboo Promise. She lives with her third husband and son in Arizona.view less