{"product_id":"the-road-to-rangoon-lucy-cruickshanks","title":"The Road to Rangoon – Lucy Cruickshanks","description":"\u003cp\u003e1980s Burma. The British ambassador's son has gone missing — discovered in the north of the country, trapped between sides fighting a bitter civil war with no way back to Rangoon. His best hope is Thuza, a ruby smuggler who offers to help him escape. Beautiful and deeply scarred, Thuza has spent her entire life in a frontier town between rebel and government forces, never choosing a side but surviving from both. And then there's Than, an ambitious military officer who sees opportunity in the chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs all three learn to their cost, in this exotic, enigmatic, and savage country, everyone has a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with political intrigue, the ruby smuggling underworld, and the raw tension of civil war survival, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Rangoon\u003c\/em\u003e is an atmospheric historical thriller that draws comparisons to Dinah Jefferies (\u003cem\u003eThe Tea Planter's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e), Tan Twan Eng (\u003cem\u003eThe Garden of Evening Mists\u003c\/em\u003e), and William Boyd (\u003cem\u003eRestless\u003c\/em\u003e). Perfect for fans of morally complex characters and immersive exotic settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Authentic, beautiful and highly accomplished. All novels should aspire to be this good.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Bookbag\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trade paperback (2015) in Very Good condition — minor shelf wear, pages clean and intact, binding tight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jhb Preloved Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45108345503859,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3357\/6307\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_77b2b515-7ec4-4ea2-9d63-09ad4419a544.jpg?v=1782115937","url":"https:\/\/jhbprelovedbooks.co.za\/products\/the-road-to-rangoon-lucy-cruickshanks","provider":"Jhb Preloved Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}