The Girl in the Picture

This book tells the story behind one of the 20th century's most iconic photographs: nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, fleeing her village during the Vietnam War. It explores how that image came to be and what happened to Kim Phuc after the camera shutter closed. The biography offers a rare look at the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective, detailing everyday life in the war's aftermath and its lasting impact on all involved.