I can’t remember why I picked this book up, but it was a lovely read.  This is a charming book about the childhood memories of Martin Booth, who, in the early 1950s, moved with his parents to Hong Kong, where his father was posted with the British Navy.  With an open-minded mother and “lucky” golden hair, 7-year-old Martin explored Hong Kong, including the parts of the city usually walled off to “gweilo” (foreigners.)  The book includes lovely and loving descriptions of the city and the […]