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The Moon in the Mango Tree

The Moon in the Mango Tree

Author(s): Pamela Binnings Ewen

Location(s): Thailand

Genre(s): Historical

Era(s): 1920s

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Based on the story of the author’s Grandmother, Barbara Perkins, a gifted singer, agrees to follow her husband, from Chicago over to “Siam” where he is to take up the position of a missionary doctor. Stationed in the middle of nowhere, Barbara struggles to come to terms with her new life and although they move to a bigger city, life is still a struggle.

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If you appreiciate lovely description and cultural detail – set in the 1920s – then this is for you -S.Hillmann-

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