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On the rubber estate, Meenachi, a young Tamil woman from the coolie lines becomes pregnant and gives birth to a European baby. Tongues drool with juicy gossip. Everyone, from Marjorie Pritchard, the gin tippling manager's wife to the labourers, drunk in the toddy shop, is convinced that the culprit has finally been ensnared. But as the Indian clerks and a Chinese bookkeeper in their midst, guzzle their beers and slur out the details at their watering hole and curry parties, new developments pop out everywhere; everyone has a scrumptious little secret hidden in the folds of their everyday life.

Produktbeschreibung
On the rubber estate, Meenachi, a young Tamil woman from the coolie lines becomes pregnant and gives birth to a European baby. Tongues drool with juicy gossip. Everyone, from Marjorie Pritchard, the gin tippling manager's wife to the labourers, drunk in the toddy shop, is convinced that the culprit has finally been ensnared. But as the Indian clerks and a Chinese bookkeeper in their midst, guzzle their beers and slur out the details at their watering hole and curry parties, new developments pop out everywhere; everyone has a scrumptious little secret hidden in the folds of their everyday life.
Autorenporträt
Viola De Cruz is a writer of humorous tales and personal reflections, some of which are published in her People Watching blog. Originally from Malaysia, she met her husband in England and moved to Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece, in 1983, where she ran an English Language school for 20 years. Besides writing, she enjoys travelling and gardening. She holds a BA in English Literature and a Diploma in Education from the University of Malaya and a Masters in Linguistics and ELT from the University of Leeds.