{"product_id":"highways-to-a-war-9780140247572","title":"Highways to a War","description":"\"A gripping tale . . . A convincing, page-turning evocation of recent history.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ray Barton travels to war-ravaged Southeast Asia to search for his missing friend Michael Langford, a brilliant, risk-taking combat photographer who was stolen into Khmer Rouge Cambodia on a mysterious mission and disappeared. The search illuminates Langford's heroism, his fierce loyalties, and the personal highways he has traveled to war. Langford's empathy for the brave but poorly commanded Cambodian troops and his love for a young Cambodian woman have led him in the end to put down the camera and take up the gun in a foreign struggle he had made his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Koch richly evokes Indochina--from the deceptively tranquil rice paddies of South Vietnam to the corrupt, doomed pink-and-white city of Phnom Penh. \u003ci\u003eHighways to a War\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of intense relationships forged in a dangerous and hallucinatory land that continues to haunt the American soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An absorbing, deeply moving . . . tale of love and heroism. . . . The evocation of the Cambodian landscape . . . is truly haunting.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eHighways to a War\u003c\/i\u003e ranks among the best of the . . . literature that has come out of the agony of the wars in Southeast Asia.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Orlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Koch\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2013) was an acclaimed Australian novelist from Hobart, Tasmania. He is best known for \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Living Dangerously\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into an award-winning film. He was twice awarded the Miles Franklin Award, Australia's top literary honor, for \u003ci\u003eThe Doubleman in\u003c\/i\u003e 1985 and for \u003ci\u003eHighways to a War\u003c\/i\u003e in 1993.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459937669394,"sku":"9780140247572","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe56eaea-ba3b-43f8-bf1b-0252ec7d7f4d.jpg?v=1730016544","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/highways-to-a-war-9780140247572","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}