Whispers of Hope: A Family Memoir of Myanmar

The story Myanmar in a way not heard before seen through the eyes of a Burmese family spanning the twentieth century. As a British teenager I meet a beautiful Burmese girl on the school bus. Her family self-exiled in 1964 soon after the military coup to start a new life in England. My fascination is fired for this far-off land.How did Burma with such a regal past swathed in natural beauty and populated by a people of unmistakable poise and serenity slide into repression and obscurity? How can the up-beat memories of April's parents be reconciled with Myanmar's current malaise?Over 16 years I recorded the oral history anecdotes and reminiscences of her family who were eye witnesses to momentous events in mid-century Burma. These together with more recent conversations - with Aung San Suu Kyi and a range of Burmese millennials - provide a unique portrait of Myanmar stretching back to April's great great grandfather in 1852.For all the woes of this country whispers of hope can be heard.