{"product_id":"burmas-spring-rosalind-russell-9786167339559","title":"Burma's Spring: Real Lives in Turbulent Times","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Rosalind Russell has written an extraordinarily beautiful, comprehensive and compelling story of Burma in a remarkably human way - essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Burma today.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Benedict Rogers, author of \u003ci\u003eBurma: A Nation At the Crossroads. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eBurma's Spring \u003ci\u003eis like nothing else written about Burma - compelling, charming and unique. No other book I know of has got under the skin of such a wide variety of Burmese, bringing them to life on the page.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Peter Popham, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurma's Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e documents the struggles of ordinary people made extraordinary by circumstance. Rosalind Russell, a British journalist who came to live in Burma with her family, witnessed a time of unprecedented change in a secretive country that had been locked under military dictatorship for half a century. Through her remarkable encounters as an undercover reporter, she unearthed the real-life stories of a rich array of characters and followed their fortunes over a tumultuous era of uprising, disaster and political reform. From the world-famous democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to the broken-hearted domestic worker Mu Mu, a Buddhist monk to a punk, a palm reader to a girl band, these are stories of tragedy, resilience and hope-woven together in a vivid portrait of a land for so long hidden from view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosalind Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6167339554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786167339559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e River Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Rosalind Russell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446450630911,"sku":"9786167339559","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07f9f828-391d-4d0a-a868-416dd4d36559.jpg?v=1777224724","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/burmas-spring-rosalind-russell-9786167339559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}