Umbrellas in Bloom is a definitive compendium of on-the-ground reporting, timelines, maps, photographs, illustrations, a glossary, and a who's-who of Hong Kong's politics.

There is no greater tour guide to the Umbrella campgrounds than Ng – he offers a vivid and comprehensive account of the pro-democracy movement and a city in transition. Benny Tai, co-founder of Occupy Central with Love and Peace Ng captures the lifecycle of the occupy movement with compassion and wit. The umbrella flowers blossomed and withered. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Together with HONG KONG State of Mind (2010) and No City for Slow Men (2013), Umbrellas in Bloom forms Ng's 'Hong Kong Trilogy' that traces the city's sociopolitical developments since its return to Chinese rule. It is all you need to know about the occupy movement: who took part in it, why it happened, how it transpired, and what it did and did not achieve. His latest offering steps through the 79-day struggle, from the firing of the first shot of tear gas by riot police to the evacuation of the last protester from the downtown encampments. Ng takes a no-holds-barred, fly-on-the-wall approach to covering politics. Umbrellas in Bloom is the first book available in English to chronicle this history-making event, written by a bestselling author and columnist based on his firsthand experience at the main protest sites. The Umbrella Movement put Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, money-minded Asian island to a model for pro-democracy campaigns across the globe.

Umbrellas in Bloom by Jason Y. Ng