“To Destroy You Is No Loss!
The novel In a Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner was highly recommended by Simon & Schuster in their September newsletter. I also had a connection to this novel from the past. Synopsis: Raami and her family begin their story in their home in Phnom Phenh. They are a branch of the royal family. There has been much war and conflict in Cambodia during the years of 1970-1975. One day Raami’s father comes home and says the war has ended. What started as optimism after the war’s end quickly changes when the Khmer Rouge comes to power. Everyone is asked to exit the city because the Americans will bomb it. There is no choice but to leave or die. Raami and her family think this is a short term effect, but is it really? Will the family be able to stay together? My Thoughts: This novel interested me because in high school I was part of a drama club ...
