Escape from the Gibbon Sanctuary

… there comes a point when you realize that … society is arbitrary. It rewards good behavior and it rewards bad behavior, and sometimes even if you are good, it nevertheless pokes you in the eye, said the Thai monk to Michael, a journalist still in his twenties and still looking for answers. Peter already understood a lot about the world when he jumped on a flight to Manila. Nevertheless, far from the normality of home, he became entangled in a classic fantasy, as if he knew nothing. Had he made a mistake? Where do you draw the line? In the genre of the books: Coming up for Air, Burmese Days, Lolita and Saint Jack. Escape from the Gibbon Sanctuary, is set in 1990’s Philippines at a time when smoking was still allowed on airplanes and the Spice Girls were first enjoying their hit with Wannabe. Told mostly through the eyes of the main character this book takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery, through a tsunami and shanty towns, from Luzon to Boracay.