ABOUT
THE BOOK

The glory of ancient Angkor Wat, the beauty and tragedy of Cambodia today…
In the shadow of Angkor Wat archaeologists make an astonishing discovery: the memoir of Cambodia’s greatest king, preserved on leaves of gold for centuries. When the treasure is stolen, two ordinary Cambodians, a young moto-boy and a middle-aged ex-Khmer Rouge, join forces to recover it. But the spectre of Cambodia’s violent past threatens both their fragile relationship and the success of their quest.