Dogs at the perimeter

By Madeleine Thien

Subjects: Genocide -- Cambodia -- Fiction, History, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Fiction, Parti communiste du Kampuchea -- Fiction, Fiction, historical, Parti communiste du Kampuchea, Fiction, historical, general, Psychic trauma, FICTION / Political, Genocide, New York Times reviewed, Psychic trauma -- Fiction, Cambodia, fiction, Cambodia -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction, Montreal (quebec), fiction, FICTION / Literary

Description: Set in Cambodia during the regime of the Khmer Rouge and in present day Montreal, Dogs at the Perimeter tells the story of Janie, who as a child experiences the terrible violence carried out by the Khmer Rouge and loses everything she holds dear. Three decades later, Janie has relocated to Montreal, although the scars of her past remain visible.