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In the waning years of his life, an elderly Burmese gentleman, a retired Court official in the early 19th century, writes letters to his young grandson. In this book, in sixteen messages, the old man attempts to convey to the boy the wisdom and important lessons that he can distill from his life.

A novella which follows the lives of two young men in Burma, one of royal blood and one commoner, whose lives are linked by shared customs, traditions and beliefs.

Fascinating and at times sentimental account of one man's return home to Burma following a forced exodus in early adulthood, when his youth was marked by hardship and loss, revealing a character determined to succeed, even at the expense of abandoning his country of birth.

In the final years of colonial Burma, young Andrew Wells arrives in Rangoon to assume a post in the Commissioner's office. As he grows fond of his adopted country, its people, and in particular of the charming and beautiful Burmese Mya Shwe, Andrew also begins to penetrate the cultural veil that obscures the underlying causes of unrest.

Takes the reader on a nostalgic trip back to the author's childhood days in Burma, recalling a life of hardship and at times hunger, yet rich in the remembrance of simple pleasures and warm human relationships. This title presents a testimony to the importance of remembering one's past, no matter how far away one travels, nor how high one rises.