Goodbye Burma
Published on 1. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-9568510-9-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Goodbye Burma' tells the dramatic and moving story of a family caught up in a critical moment in history, as Burma is bombed and overrun by Japanese troops during World War Two. It follows the fortunes of different family members as they join the hundreds of thousands of others who leave behind their lives and homes, many trekking out on treacherous routes through the mountains to the safety of India.
Drawing on her own family's documents and memories, and on much careful research, Jean Ellis reimagines their experiences, as the various characters carry with them their personal dilemmas and preoccupations, their loves and losses.
Candid in its portrayal of the social divisions and administrative failures of the collapsing British raj, Goodbye Burma is both a warm-hearted, deeply human story and a powerful tale of end of empire.
'Goodbye Burma' tells the dramatic and moving story of a family caught up in a critical moment in history, as Burma is bombed and overrun by Japanese troops during World War Two. It follows the fortunes of different family members as they join the hundreds of thousands of others who leave behind their lives and homes, many trekking out on treacherous routes through the mountains to the safety of India.
Drawing on her own family's documents and memories, and on much careful research, Jean Ellis reimagines their experiences, as the various characters carry with them their personal dilemmas and preoccupations, their loves and losses.
Candid in its portrayal of the social divisions and administrative failures of the collapsing British raj, Goodbye Burma is both a warm-hearted, deeply human story and a powerful tale of end of empire.
Drawing on her own family's documents and memories, and on much careful research, Jean Ellis reimagines their experiences, as the various characters carry with them their personal dilemmas and preoccupations, their loves and losses.
Candid in its portrayal of the social divisions and administrative failures of the collapsing British raj, Goodbye Burma is both a warm-hearted, deeply human story and a powerful tale of end of empire.
'Goodbye Burma' tells the dramatic and moving story of a family caught up in a critical moment in history, as Burma is bombed and overrun by Japanese troops during World War Two. It follows the fortunes of different family members as they join the hundreds of thousands of others who leave behind their lives and homes, many trekking out on treacherous routes through the mountains to the safety of India.
Drawing on her own family's documents and memories, and on much careful research, Jean Ellis reimagines their experiences, as the various characters carry with them their personal dilemmas and preoccupations, their loves and losses.
Candid in its portrayal of the social divisions and administrative failures of the collapsing British raj, Goodbye Burma is both a warm-hearted, deeply human story and a powerful tale of end of empire.
Reviews / Votes
'A very moving day-by-day account of the harrowing events experienced by the people who fled Burma during World War II, trekking through rugged terrain into India. Warm and fascinating - sad and teary at times.' - Kyi Kyi May, retired head of the BBC Burmese Service; 'Beautifully written, wonderfully evocative and at times very moving. I found it enthralling.' - Guy Slater, writer, director and producer'A very moving day-by-day account of the harrowing events experienced by the people who fled Burma during World War II, trekking through rugged terrain into India. Warm and fascinating - sad and teary at times.' - Kyi Kyi May, retired head of the BBC Burmese Service; 'Beautifully written, wonderfully evocative and at times very moving. I found it enthralling.' - Guy Slater, writer, director and producer
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bath
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Fairfield Books
Illustrations
3 maps
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9568510-9-3 (9780956851093)
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Person
Jean Ellis studied history at the London School of Economics, the School of Oriental and African Studies and Chennai University, writing her doctoral thesis on south Indian politics during the period between the two World Wars. She has worked for UK and international charities in South Asia, South-East Asia and Africa and has published two books on community development in Asian communities in the UK.
She has one son, a professional musician, and now lives in Kent.
Jean Ellis studied history at the London School of Economics, the School of Oriental and African Studies and Chennai University, writing her doctoral thesis on south Indian politics during the period between the two World Wars. She has worked for UK and international charities in South Asia, South-East Asia and Africa and has published two books on community development in Asian communities in the UK.
She has one son, a professional musician, and now lives in Kent.
She has one son, a professional musician, and now lives in Kent.
Jean Ellis studied history at the London School of Economics, the School of Oriental and African Studies and Chennai University, writing her doctoral thesis on south Indian politics during the period between the two World Wars. She has worked for UK and international charities in South Asia, South-East Asia and Africa and has published two books on community development in Asian communities in the UK.
She has one son, a professional musician, and now lives in Kent.