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A memoir about the author's trip from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Britain on a boat as an eboy of 11. Sort of a coming of age story as well as a bit of mystery
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3,5 stars from me. A beautiful tale about adventures, journey by the ship, crossing the Asia to Europe, both physically and culturally. Immigrant from Sri Lanka who moved to England, with their own baggage and dreams. I love the three friends - Michael, Cassius and Ramadhin - with their own quirks, strengths and weaknesses. And of course, all the adventures, mysterious characters they met on the ship - and the journey itself, in 1950s a cruising journey across the oceans was a memorable adventur
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