What would you do if you found that the bones and ashes you
were given by the Air Force were not the remains of your
loved one? Dorothy Kozeny, a 64-year-old widow from a small
town in Ohio, after getting no answers from the relevant
authorities, decides the only thing to do is to go to Laos
herself to search for the truth concerning her son's fate.
In 1990, accompanied by a trusted Laotian called Kampeng,
Dorothy travels deep into the mountains of rural Laos,
attempting to trace her son's path through inhospitable
terrain, an unforgettable trek that provides her with a
rewarding, often humorous, and at times frustrating, cross-
cultural experience. All clues lead her to a mysterious
figure, an alledged CIA operative left over from the war,
living in a remote and hostile area deep in the jungle. The
second part of the book traces the life of this enigmatic
character hiding in Laos, the two main characters linked
through Dorothy's son.
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