Excerpt from The Last Gods of Indochine by Samuel Ferrer, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Jacquie adjusted herself in the chair and finally looked back. "But the decision has already been made."

"Your parents said no one in the family has taken such a strong interest in him as you."

"One of the reasons why I wanted to visit you in Paris before I left was to learn more about him. But even still, it can't be the same as going there for myself."

"But are you sure about going alone? I may be old, but I still don't believe women are doing this kind of thing nowadays."

"Yes, I'm sure about what I'm doing. Besides, I'll be with others the entire way there."

"Well, it's certainly very brave of you. It's true that you would be the first Mouhot to go to Indochina since Henri. Did you know that? After all these years, you are the first to even have an interest in following in his footsteps?

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