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Dorothy Gilman
Incident at Badamaya: A Novel

Incident at Badamaya: A Novel

After Gen Ferris’s missionary father commits suicide in 1950, it is up to her to get out of Burma alone. She has one hundred dollars in her knapsack, a slingshot, a magical Burmese puppet, and the New York City address of an aunt she doesn’t know. But Gen is captured by Red Chinese forces and imprisoned with six other lost travelers. She vows to escape, not believing that her destiny lies in captivity, never dreaming of the forces that will finally come to her aid….

Author: Dorothy Gilman
Published: 1989
Page Count: 222

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