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Golden Boy, Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood

Golden Boy, Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood

by Martin Booth

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

Booth, who came with his family to Hong Kong at as 10-year-old in the 1950s, writes with affection of the Hong Kong of his youth in this warm memoir of a way of life that has largely disappeared. He roamed freely throughout Kowloon (where they lived initially) and lush Hong Kong Island, charming his way into the homes and lives of his Chinese friends.  (HKG23, $15.00)


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