Jasmine Nights
S.P.Somtow

At twelve years old, Little Frog has a richly fantastic and sustaining inner life. It is 1963, his parents have disappeared, and he lives with his maiden aunts, known affectionately as the Three Fates, on a family estate in Bangkok. But, fed by a steam of books and accompanied by his pet chameleon, Little Frog refuses to accept that he is Thai; eats English food; speaks only English; and answers to the name Justin.

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An engaging, humourous, touching and magical coming of age story. Semi-autobiographical in that the author was born in Bangkok and schooled at Eton. Well worth reading (although the numerous references to classical literature started to get on my nerves at times).

Rich