The Welsh hero of this novel is arranging a few days alone with his former student in Ngapali

In reality Ngapali was launched much later by Ne Win, but this is fiction.

His friend, her brother "M of the Mississipi"is arranging a fake marriage certificate for them, from the local magistrate in Sandoway and the American Ambassador--he's a dual UK/USA citizen.

Now I have to find out the days of the week of Thingyan in 1962.

I've already been there during Thingyan and I know how it was celebrated.

Ngapali was a small village then.