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Golden Boy: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood
Golden Boy Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood
Author: Martin Booth
At seven years old, Martin Booth found himself with all of Hong Kong at his feet when his father was posted there in 1952. This is his memoir of that youth, a time when he had access to corners of the colony normally closed to a gweilo, a "pale fellow" like him. From the plink plonk man with his dancing monkey to Nagasaki Jim, and from a ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312426262
ISBN-10: 0312426267
Publication Date: 11/14/2006
Pages: 352
Rating:
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3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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A great memoir set in Hong Kong of the not so long ago. My father worked in Hong Kong for 7 years in the late 1990s to early 2000s, so I have great familiarity with the place. Martin Booth manages to capture all the hustle bustle, chaos, modern v. ancient energy that is Hong Kong. Although he lived in HK of the 1950s, I could still relate to much of what he wrote. I loved this book. I shared it with my mother who also lived in HK for several years and she liked reading it too.
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