Fire Road by Kim Phuc Phan Thi

A famous picture showing the terror of war of children trying to escape a napalm bombing during the Vietnam War in 1972 shows a young girl running with clothes burned off her body.  This book is the story of this survivor who almost died and was actually found in a morgue by her family. The extremely painful treatment for her burns was very difficult and she still experiences pain after all these years. The Communist government used her for political propaganda and controlled her life. Expecting to never find love because of her scars she eventually did marry and have children. There is strong emphasis in this book on her conversion to Christianity and forgiveness of those who had harmed her. This author now is committed to global peace and supports child victims of war. Her life has been very hard but she has overcome a lot of traumatic events and writes an inspiring story.