Kim Echlin's powerful new novel tells the story of Anne Greves from Montreal, who meets Serey, a Cambodian student forced into exile when he cannot return home during Pol Pot's time of terror.
Anthropologists who are employed to change the worlds they are researching find themselves in a potentially contradictory position. Combining the various roles and expectations involved in working with Gypsies and local government at the same time as conducting anthropological research, provides the overall perspective of this study.