A review by veldhoenv
Glorious Boy by Aimee Liu

5.0

Aimee Liu's Glorious Boy takes the reader back in time to the Andaman islands during the second world war. The story comes to life through the eyes of three intriguing protagonists: Claire Durant, an anthropologist studying tribes in the Andaman islands; Claire's physician husband Shepherd; and their charge/nanny Naila, an 8-year-old native of the island. The book's title refers to Claire's son Ty, a 4-year-old child with Einstein syndrome, and for whom Claire will undertake international espionage in order to be reunited with. Impeccably researched, I felt drawn into the beauty and danger of the 1940s in the Andaman islands. For anyone who enjoys a good book this one is a treat, and the case is doubly so for lovers of historical fiction and strong, female protagonists.