The Red Thread: A Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore: 1 - Brossura

Libro 1 di 4: The Straits Quartet

Farnham, Dawn

 
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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 18yearold Scots girl and sister of Singapore's Chief of Police.

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Informazioni sull?autore

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.

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9789810575670: The Red Thread: A Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore

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ISBN 10:  981057567X ISBN 13:  9789810575670
Casa editrice: Monsoon Books Pte Ltd, 2007
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