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20%OFFJohn Harris - The Trial of Maximo Bonga: The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia - 9781849537230 - V9781849537230
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The Trial of Maximo Bonga: The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia

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Description for The Trial of Maximo Bonga: The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia Paperback. A body is found on a remote Philippines beach and Maximo Bonga - cantankerous World War Two veteran and owner of the weirdest guesthouse in town - is the perfect fall guy. But one of Maximo's boarders sets out to defend the old soldier in a kangaroo court set up at the local cockpit. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.

There was someone standing further along the beach, facing out to sea. An old man dressed in... I blinked... battle fatigues? Second World War U.S. by the looks of the helmet. I looked on for a moment, squinting into the sun-streaked coconut smoke.
‘You won’t like Bonga’s Guest House, I can tell you now. Maximo Bonga...’
said the fisherman’s wife. She was lost for words, shaking her head.
‘Maximum Bongo?’ I asked.‘Bonga,’ she said. ‘It means flamboyant.’
Based on a true story
On one of South East Asia’s most remote beaches, a young woman’s body ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
242g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849537230
SKU
V9781849537230
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About John Harris
John Harris left his job at 18 to travel and work around the world. His trip round South-East Asia formed the background for his bestselling first book, The Backpacker. John is currently based in Vietnam.

Reviews for The Trial of Maximo Bonga: The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia
'Harris writes a worthy who-dun-it thriller about friendship and one man’s quest for justice... Harris does achieve to seamlessly meld his own experience with the fabricated to create a page-turning novel that makes the perfect easy-going holiday read'
Emma Russell - Time Out, Hong Kong ‘Great read. Very enjoyable. Feels like a proper story that took me on a ... Read more

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