Dogs At The Perimeter

Description

One starless night Janie's childhood was swept away by the terrors of the Khmer Rouge. Exiled from Phnom Penh, Janie and her family were forced to live out in the open: cold, hungry and under constant surveillance. Caught up in a political storm which brought starvation to millions, tore families apart and changed the world forever, Janie lost everyone she loved. Now, three decades later, Janie's life in Montreal is unravelling and she must finally confront the demons of her past. Weaving together the threads of Janie's life, Dogs at the Perimeter evokes totalitarianism through the eyes of a little girl, and draws a remarkable map of the mind's battle with memory, loss and the horrors of war.

Promotion info

From the Man Booker shortlisted author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing, a powerful and disturbing novel about Cambodia - an extraordinary act of empathy for those who suffered under the Khmer Rouge

Author description

Madeleine Thien is the author of two previous works; a collection of short stories Simple Recipes, which won four awards on publication in Canada and was a finalist for a Commonwealth Writer's Prize, and a novel, Certainty. Originally from Vancouver, she currently lives in Montreal.