The Lady and the Peacock - The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma

This definitive biography of Aung San Suu Kyi draws upon previously untapped testimony and fresh revelations to tell the story of a women whose bravery and determination have captivated people around the globe. Celebrated today as one of the world's greatest exponents of non-violent political defiance since Mahatma Gandhi, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize only four years after her first experience of politics. In 1988 Suu Kyi's life was transformed when she returned from Britain to Burma to nurse her sick mother - and found herself the leader of the largest popular revolt in her country's history. Campaigning tirelessly for peaceful revolution, she has survived assassination attempts and endured many years of house arrest, at great personal cost. Yet only time will tell what role this remarkable woman will have in the future of her country...