The childhood of seven-year-old Raami comes to an abrupt end when the Khmer Rouge seize power in Cambodia and drive all residents out of the capital. The sheltered world of her noble family collapses. The girl and her loved ones experience the brutality of the new rulers, but also the immense generosity of the people in the vast countryside. From the perspective of an imaginative girl who steadfastly and bravely clings to her dreams, Vaddey Ratner tells an incredible life story that is also her own.