Then the Khmer Rouge Came is a memoir of first hand accounts we collected from 2015 to 2017 of the impact of the Khmer Rouge on the lives of ordinary people in Northwest Cambodia. The book gives voice to a section of the population that remains largely unheard in memoirs on the Pol Pot period and aims to bridge the gap between the impression gained by visitors to Angkor Wat and the reality for many Cambodian people. It sets out how the book came into being and gives a taste of what it is like to build a relationship with people in a distant country who are so different from yourself and yet so similar.

Then the Khmer Rouge Came: Survivors’ Stories from Northwest Cambodia, a memoir (author: Marie-Madeleine Kenning, pictures by Michael Kenning) was published in June 2020 and is available in print format (£14.99) from www.troubador.co.uk and some independent bookshops and as an e-book (£9.99) from online retailers. All author profits from sales go to support those in need in Cambodia.