Samsara, the Wheel of Life, is a factual novel and life story that leads from the temples of Cambodia to Australia. Munny - khmer: intelligent - is a bright boy with an incredible sense of smell and taste. His origins as a foundling in the streets of Angkor Wat gnaw at him, but he grows up lovingly in a simple foster family in Cambodia. The Buddhist nun Voramay helps him to find his calling, and so the young adult gets the chance to work as a star chef in the most prestigious hotels. A cruel stroke of fate almost causes Munny to lose everything. He has to flee from Sydney to the Australian outback in an adventurous escape. Will his life regain meaning? Is there light at the end of the tunnel?