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This is H. E. Bates’s acclaimed novel about Burma. During World War II, a small English community are forced to flee when Japanese forces invade Burma. Paterson, the manager of a rice mill, organizes the evacuation and takes with him his Burmese mistress and her young brother. The rest of the party take along their prejudices, their pettiness, and their squabbles, and a small enclave of English insularity moves north through Burma. Inevitably, as the journey continues, bitterness, tension, and insoluble conflict unfold. . . Inspired by Bates’s period of service in the Eastern theater of war, The Jacaranda Tree skillfully evokes the atmosphere in Burma during the chaos of invasion.
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H. E. Bates was educated at Kettering Grammar School. He worked as a journalist and clerk on a local newspaper before publishing his first book, after which he quickly acquired a reputation for his stories about English country life. During World War II, he was a squadron leader in the RAF and was commissioned to write stories about service life, which he published under the pseudonym of "Flying Officer X." In 1958, the Larkin family appeared for the first time in The Darling Buds of May, the first of the enduringly popular Larkin family novels. H. E. Bates was awarded the CBE in 1973 and died in 1974.
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The Japanese come to Burma, and a motley group is forced to flee. From the native girl to the proper British major, the members of the band fight their private battles against a backdrop of war. This adventure story is well-suited to audio, and, aided by Sam Dastor's noble reading, it's absolutely wonderful. Dastor is a talented reader, who brings credibility and life to the characters he portrays. This presentation should bring great pleasure to listeners. E.L.C. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0140010343
- ISBN 13 9780140010343
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