Chris Mabey Whispers of Hope (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Whispers of HopeCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: A Family Memoir of MyanmarEAN: 9789814954259ISBN: 9789814954259Publisher: Penguin Random House SEARelease Date: 07/20/2021Description: As a British teenager, I meet a beautiful Burmese girl on the school bus. Her family self-exiled in 1964, soon after the military coup, to start a new life in England. My fascination is fired for this far-off land.How did Burma, with such a regal past, swathed in natural beauty and populated by a people of unmistakable poise and serenity slide into repression and obscurity? How can the up-beat memories of April's parents be reconciled with Myanmar's current malaise?Over 16 years I recorded the oral history, anecdotes and reminiscences of her family who were eye witnesses to momentous events in mid-century Burma. These together with more recent conversations - with Aung San Suu Kyi and a range of Burmese millennials - provide a unique portrait of Myanmar stretching back to April's great, great grandfather in 1852.For all the woes of this country, whispers of hope can be heard.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: SGItem Height: 233mmItem Length: 154mmItem Width: 22mmItem Weight: 391gAuthor: Chris MabeyGenre: BiographyRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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