When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be, until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of, and Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived, intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father's past.
Presents the life of a boy and his family near the city of Rangoon, describing his work and recreational activities and the history, culture, and religious ceremonies of his country.
Nick's father and others are taken prisoner when his plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, leaving Nick and his friend Mya to risk their lives in order to free them from the POW camp.
