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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

Book by Loung Ung · 5 quotes · Cambodia, Khmer Rouge, Starvation

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“As Pa speaks, I know he thinks someone in our family has stolen the rice. The story of the rat is not true and everyone knows it. Convinced that he realises it was me, I hide my eyes from him. Shame burns my hand like a hot iron branding me for all to see; Pa's favourite child stole from the family. As if to rescue me,Geak wakes up and her screams of hunger interrupt the incident.”