Publisher's Synopsis
Young American, Julia Galbraith, arrives in the seemingly peaceful capital of Cambodia during the season of the mango rains-short showers that presage the more violent monsoon. As she falls in and out of love, she is caught up in a maelstrom of political crises that will change the world-and Julia-forever.An engaging, disturbing tale of love, loss, and human frailties set against cross-cultural conflicts. - Kirkus Reviews"...a lovely and tragic cautionary tale, well told."- Paul Hendrickson, author of Hemingway's Boat and Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright"This evocative book about love, loss, and political intrigue is an enchanting portrait of a very particular time and place and of the people who lived through it."- Bonny Wolf, author or Talking With My Mouth Full"A rich, evocative novel about the richness of expatriate life."-- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize winning biographer and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate and The Good Spy
