Dawn Farnham

Broschiertes Buch

The Red Thread

A Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore

Beschreibung

Set against the backdrop of 1830s Singapore where piracy, crime, triads and tigers are commonplace, this cultural romance follows the struggle of two lovers: Zhen, once the lowliest of Chinese coolies and triad member, later chosen to marry into a Peranakan family of Baba Chinese merchants; and Charlotte, an 18-year-old Scots girl and sister of Singapore's Chief of Police.

Autor

Dawn Farnham is the author of The Red Thread, The Shallow Seas, The Hills of Singapore and The English Concubine (which comprise The Straits Quartet, a bestselling series of historical romance set in 19th-century Singapore), A Crowd of Twisted Things, a novel set in 1950 Singapore, as well as numerous short stories, plays and children's books. A former longterm resident of Singapore, Dawn now calls Perth, Australia, home.

Produktdetails

• The Straits Quartet
• Verlag: Monsoon Books
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 131mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9789814423595
• ISBN-10: 9814423599
• Artikelnr.: 39631686