In a Rocket Made of Ice
  • Published: 15 July 2015
  • ISBN: 9780804172684
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $32.99

In a Rocket Made of Ice

Among the Children of Wat Opot

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12 Aug 2014
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12 Aug 2014
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15 Jul 2015
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A beautifully told, inspiring true story of one woman's volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia--a book that embodies the belief that love, compassion, and generosity of spirit can overcome even the most fearsome of obstacles.

In 1997 Wayne Dale Matthysse, a former Marine Corps medic who served in Vietnam, returned to South East Asia offer his service . With Vandin San, a brilliant young Cambodian aid worker, he transformed Wat Opot, a haunted scrubland behind a ruined temple, into a place of healing and respite. Here children with or orphaned by HIV/AIDS—the first generation of children to grow up with AIDS—could find a new family, and live outside of fear or judgment.

Disarming, funny, deeply moving, In a Rocket Made of Ice gathers the hopeful stories of children saved and changed by this very special place; the story of a war veteran’s redemption; and the story of the author’s transformation in her contact with the powerful life force of Wat Opot.
  • Published: 15 July 2015
  • ISBN: 9780804172684
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $32.99
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Praise for In a Rocket Made of Ice

  • "Much more than a story of hope in the face of grim news and chronic disappointment, Gutradt makes a compelling case for the efficacy of ingenuity, imagination, and a commitment to human dignity in accompanying each other through adversity." --Dr. Paul Farmer

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