Blogs in November 2014

Elephant Moon 14th November 2014

As the Second World War rages, the Japanese Imperial Army enters Burma and the British rulers prepare to flee. But the human legacy of the British Empire will be left behind in the shape of sixty-two Anglo-Burmese children, born...

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It all started in Mandalay 17th August 2014

A small group of teachers from around the world start their careers in a new and exciting school in Mandalay, a city in northern Myanmar. They form lasting relationships with one another that shape and define the rest of...

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Return to Mandalay 4th May 2014

Eva Gatsby has often wondered about her grandfather Lawrence’s past, and exactly what happened to him in Burma during the Second World War. But it is only when Eva’s job as an antiques dealer suddenly requires a trip to...

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The Piano Tuner 1st January 1970

On a misty London afternoon in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a strange request from the War Office: he must leave his wife, and his quiet life in London, to travel to the jungles of Burma to tune...

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the Art of Hearing Heartbeats 1st January 1970

A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, ‘The Art of Hearing Heartbeats’ spans the decades between the 1950s and the present. When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his...

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