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Vaddey Ratner

Vaddey Ratner was five years old when the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975. Having endured four years under the brutal regime, she arrived in the United States in 1981 as a refugee not knowing English and eventually went on to graduate summa cum laude from Cornell University, where she specialized in Southeast Asian history and literature. She lives in Potomac, Maryland.

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In the Shadow of the Banyan will be released on June 04, 2013 in Trade Paperback
May 17, 2013
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In the Shadow of the Banyan will be released on August 07, 2012 in eBook
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In the Shadow of the Banyan will be released on August 07, 2012 in Audio Download
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In the Shadow of the Banyan is now available in Audio Download
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In the Shadow of the Banyan will be released on August 07, 2012 in Hardcover, Audio Download, eAudio, eBook
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In the Shadow of the Banyan is now available in Hardcover, Audio Download, eAudio, eBook
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Simon & Schuster 2012 Fiction Sampler will be released on January 03, 2012 in eBook
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Huffington Post, April 14, 2013
...Nelson, Patrick Ness, Katherine Paterson, Daniel Pink, Andrea and Brian Pinkney, Matthew Quick, Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome, Vaddey Ratner, Christel Schmidt, Jon and Casey Scieszka, Chad "Corntassel" Smith, Andrew Solomon, Sonya Sones, Walter...
Baltimore Sun, April 1, 2013
...Future: Other authors in the series include Lisa Scottoline on May 20, Jane Green on Sept. 23 and Vaddey Ratner on Oct. 21. Tickets: $25. Subscriptions, $90. Subscribers will have a VIP reception with the author at 6:30 p.m. and free parking...
World News Network, March 29, 2013
...Publishing with John Brandon's A MILLION HEAVENS; Trish Todd, Vice President, Executive Editor, Simon & Schuster with Vaddey Ratner's IN THE SHADOW OF THE BANYAN; Alexis Washam, Senior Editor, Hogarth with Shani Boianjiu's THE PEOPLE OF FOREVER ARE NOT...
Observer-Dispatch, March 20, 2013
...well selected, it is similar in the complexity of interwoven stories, In the Shadow of The Banyan, by Vaddey Ratner. This is the retelling of a girl growing up in Cambodia, fighting back tears as she remembers that her entire family was ripped apart by...
Philly.com, March 2, 2013
..." This year's two other finalists were Jennifer duBois for A Partial History of Lost Causes and Vaddey Ratner for In the Shadow of the Banyan. Tidbits 'n' pieces "I will have a child," Rihanna announces in a new chat with Elle UK, which the mag is...
Reston Connection, February 6, 2013
...Vaddey Ratner writes about escape from Khmer Rouge. Discuss Comment, Blog about Share this Email, Facebook, Twitter Vaddey Ratner Potomac — The Potomac Library will be hosting a discussion by Cambodian...
Potomac Patch, February 1, 2013
...Library 10101 Glenolden Dr, Potomac, MD When: February 13, 2013 Time: 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Potomac Author Vaddey Ratner will discuss her book " In the Shadow of the Banyon" at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, February 13, at the Potomac Library. Ms Ratner was...
Individual.com, January 5, 2013
...Thompson. Large print "The Right-Hand Shore," by Christopher Tilghman; "In the Shadow of the Banyan," by Vaddey Ratner; "A Foreign Country," by Charles Cumming; "The Last Man," by Vince Flynn. "Heartsong," by Debbie Macomber (vintage/re-release);...
TCPalm, December 31, 2012
...Donohue, moderator Debra Dean, "The Mirrored World" Karen Engelmann, "The Stockholm Octavo" Anna Funder, "All That I Am" Vaddey Ratner, "In the Shadow of the Banyan" 10:45-11:30 a.m. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dan Hampton, "Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat"...
HamptonRoads.com, December 30, 2012
...and he’s spirited away to Canada; a “memorably heartbreaking” novel. “In the Shadow of the Banyan,” by Vaddey Ratner. A fictionalized autobiography, a child’s account of Cambodia’s genocide. “Alif the Unseen,” by G. Willow Wilson....
Metro.us, December 24, 2012
...in a Broken Heart: The True Adventures of Carly Simon.” Chris Cleave: "The Shadow of the Banyan" by Vaddey Ratner;  "The Yellow Birds" by Kevin Powers "2012 has been a strikingly good year for debut fiction, with almost every month announcing the...
Time Out New York, December 22, 2012
...Everett by Virgil Russell by Percival Everett Drew Toal, contributor In the Shadow of the Banyan Tree by Vaddey Ratner (Simon & Schuster) Although fictionalized, the events from this book’s events, about a young woman caught in the maelstrom of the...
TCPalm, December 20, 2012
...Karen Engelmann, Loren D. Estleman, Anna Funder, James Grippando, Lt. Col. Dan Hampton, Reeve Lindbergh, Katherine Hall Page, Vaddey Ratner, Gene Allen Smith and Les Standiford. For more, call (772) 221-0409. Jon Shainman hosts The folks at Keep Martin...
Fargo Forum, December 17, 2012
...by Gillian Flynn ? “The Time Keeper,” by Mitch Albom ? “In the Shadow of the Banyan,” by Vaddey Ratner “The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe,” by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann: “A fascinating and easy...