Music of the Ghosts (Hardcover)

from joyhclark

That was an excruciatingly beautiful book. And by excruciating I mean, "Rip your heart out, remember why you hate most of humanity, and then remind you that sometimes good things do happen". That about sums it up. Also, why does it feel like the entire Khmer Rouge timeline was left out of our his...

from jhoaglin

Set in Cambodia, this novel features a woman who escaped the Khmer Rouge as a child, along with her aunt. All the rest of their family perished in the war. Now, following the death of her aunt, Suteera is returning to the land of her birth, and bringing back many memories of the fears and horrors...

from thewanderingjew

Music of the Ghosts, Vaddey Ratner, author; Jennifer Ikeda, narrator America's part in bringing about the revolution in Cambodia is painful to acknowledge. It seems to have been one of the catalysts that brought death and destruction to the country and helped to inspire the rise of the Khmer Roug...

from c.archer

This is an amazing story! I have been interested in the history of Cambodia and the Khmer regime since the reading the book and seeing the movie "The Killing Fields". I was thrilled to have the chance to read this title. This book is historic fiction that is not based on a real story, but is well...

from beckyhaase

MUSIC OF THE GHOSTS BY Vaddey Ratner Oh my goodness! What to say about this book. First the good. The writing is lyrical. Some phrases are exquisite. The word usage is wonderful. Then there is the story. I am SOOOOO confused. I tried very hard to like this book, but just couldn't do it. The Old M...