{"product_id":"the-asian-queen-fred-yager-9781938998072","title":"The Asian Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Asian Queen\u003c\/em\u003e tells the compelling and poignant story of a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewar-torn Cambodia following the aftermath of the Vietnam War. In this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ework of historical fiction, Esther Brafford is a young American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evolunteer for the United Nations who wants to have a positive impact on the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elives of Cambodian refugees seeking asylum in US camps. Each day, she witnesses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe horrific injuries that many Cambodian natives are left with - if they are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elucky enough to escape with their lives - and she wishes she could do more to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehelp them. However, after discovering that there might be incriminating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eevidence against Pol Pot, head of the Khmer Rouge, for leading a mass Cambodian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egenocide, Esther knows this is her opportunity to bring about real change. She decides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat she must venture into Cambodia to find the proof and bring it to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited Nations in an attempt to put an end to the slaughter. With the help of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeng, a former member of the Khmer Rouge, and Monty Tipton, an American Vietnam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar deserter manning the riverboat The Asian Queen, Esther must make the perilous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrip back into Cambodia to retrieve the evidence and bring to light the horrors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehappening in that country before it is too late. Will Tipton help her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf he does, will they make it out of there alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred Yager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938998073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938998072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannacroix Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.45d","brand":"Fred Yager","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425420001535,"sku":"9781938998072","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_806447fe-cedc-4239-b2a9-7fa8714bc5f5.jpg?v=1761539096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-asian-queen-fred-yager-9781938998072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}