| Author: | Ellen Hawkins | ISBN: | 9781476451947 |
| Publisher: | Ellen Hawkins | Publication: | May 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ellen Hawkins |
| ISBN: | 9781476451947 |
| Publisher: | Ellen Hawkins |
| Publication: | May 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Ellen and Victor Hawkins and their two children arrive in Indonesia in 1971 and immediately find themselves on centre stage, "white grubs in a chocolate garden".This is their fourth posting abroad with Crammonds, a multinational textile firm. In Bogor, they're beset by Dragons-breath and Raingod, by beggars,fevers and dysentery, by laughter and banging pots at three in the morning at the start of Ramadan.
The couple scramble to meet each challenge, only to discover further chaos crowding the horizon. They continue to put their faith in Crammonds lured by the promise of a formal joint venture with local Chinese partners that will send Victor on the road to a shiny future.
When an early fiasco threatens to derail the project, ellen conjures up the Djinx, a playful, deadly demon who romps through the pages of this lively memoir causing everything to go awry.
Ellen and Victor Hawkins and their two children arrive in Indonesia in 1971 and immediately find themselves on centre stage, "white grubs in a chocolate garden".This is their fourth posting abroad with Crammonds, a multinational textile firm. In Bogor, they're beset by Dragons-breath and Raingod, by beggars,fevers and dysentery, by laughter and banging pots at three in the morning at the start of Ramadan.
The couple scramble to meet each challenge, only to discover further chaos crowding the horizon. They continue to put their faith in Crammonds lured by the promise of a formal joint venture with local Chinese partners that will send Victor on the road to a shiny future.
When an early fiasco threatens to derail the project, ellen conjures up the Djinx, a playful, deadly demon who romps through the pages of this lively memoir causing everything to go awry.
