Notebook containing the beginning of an analysis of the early letters. Written in English (incomplete)

The letters cover the period of time between 1981 and 1988.  In the letters she talks about: -censorship -private tuition in Burma -gay performers in Rangoon -pornographic films that were popular among the Chinese merchants -power cuts in Rangoon in the late 1980's -rationing of goods during the Socialist regime -ban on rice trading because of the scarcity in the mid-80's -her friendships with foreign scholars and diplomats, which resulted... in her coming under the scrutiny of senior officials and the government and unfair treatement at work -logistics of sending books from Burma to the UK -popularity of meditation centers in Burma -demonetization of money in two waves -Thai and underground lottery system of Burma -Political events leading to the 1988 uprising -the governments drafting of a scheme to fire civil servants who participated in the uprising -everyday life of a Rangoonite in the 1980's and the life of a librarian in Burma in the 1980's -family life surrounding a monk-father and mother who had mental health issues