Goodbye Burma

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 at the end of 1941 and early in 1942.

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, the author reimagines their experiences, as the various characters carry with them their personal dilemmas and preoccupations, their loves and losses.

Goodbye Burma is candid in its portrayal of the social divisions and administrative failures of the collapsing British raj. At the same time, the story is both a warm-hearted, deeply human story and a powerful story of end of empire.

Goodbye Burma spune povestea dramatica si emotionanta a unei familii prinse intr-un moment critic din istorie, deoarece Birmania este bombardata si depasita de trupele japoneze la sfarsitul anului 1941 si la inceputul anului 1942. Urmareste averile diferitilor membri ai familiei in timp ce se alatura sutele de mii de altii care isi lasa vietile si casele in urma, multi mergand pe trasee perfide prin munti pana la siguranta Indiei. Desenand pe documentele si amintirile propriei familii si pe cercetari atente, autorul isi reimagineaza experientele, pe masura ce diferitele personaje poarta cu ele dilemele si preocuparile lor personale, iubirile si pierderile lor. Goodbye Burma este sincera in portretizarea diviziunilor sociale si a esecurilor administrative ale rajului britanic care se prabuseste.