Pani Thomas lives in a small town in New Zealand. She does the same thing as other women – visits the supermarket, calls on neighbours, goes out with her husband, swims, goes bike-riding, does housework, enjoys gardening, helps in the church stall... yet Pani carries memories that will never leave her, horrific memories of her life in Cambodia during the years that Pol Pot held power there.

This story speaks of deep sorrow, of incredible hardship and of shocking humanity. But it is also a story of triumph! Pani lived to tell her tale and to begin her life again.