Food was scarce. Intelligence was punished. Family was illegal.

Beyond a Thousand Shadows is a true story of suffering and loss, love and redemption. Written in an immersive, novel-like style, rich with cultural and historical detail, this Khmer Rouge story offers no easy answers to the problem of suffering. Instead, it testifies to the enduring power of the love of a family and the grace of the God of Love.

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Beyond a Thousand Shadows is a true story told using the tools of fiction.

  • Told from the multiple perspectives of a young family, little boy, and single woman.
  • Set in Cambodia during the communist Khmer Rouge fratricide.
  • Information gathered from interviews, documents and personal visits to Cambodia.
  • For readers of First They Killed My Father and Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus.
  • Written in a tone that is respectful of those of various faiths, while recounting a story of four Buddhists’ awakening faith in Jesus.
  • Cover art designed by the protagonist’s daughter, Carly Tirado.
Monks in orange robes stand praying at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, a UNESCO World Heritage site.