In 1998, author Rory Maclean traveled into the heart of the Burmese golden triangle - where the borders of Burma meet with Laos and Thailand. It was a decade after the 1988 uprising against General Ne Win's military rule. From Rangoon to Mandalay and on to Pagan, he gives an insight into Burma as a land or paradoxes, where people love their country but are surrounded by hate and fear. But there is also a sense of hope for people who are struggling to survive. Maclean's narrative illuminates the nation in a hart-breaking and historical portrayal, meeting ordinary local people, including child labourers, who have suffered under their country's metaphorical dragon - the repressive regime.
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