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The Woman who wouldn’t die

The Woman who wouldn’t die
  • Author(s): Colin Cotterill
  • Location(s): Laos
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

Until the French government declassified documents concerning their ignominious defeat at Dien Bien Phu, Madam Daeng’s past had been a well-kept secret. Now Dr Siri’s wife is vulnerable and being stalked by a killer. But when Dr Siri whisks...

The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously
  • Author(s): C J Koch
  • Location(s): Jakarta (Batavia)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s

Jakarta: 1965. Smelling of petrol, frangipani, kretek cigarettes, hatred and fear, the city waits as racial tension mounts. It is The Year of Living Dangerously. As each day passes, East and West alike wait for the explosions to begin...

The Yen Conspiracy

The Yen Conspiracy
  • Author(s): John Lewis
  • Location(s): South East Asia
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Old enemies join forces in a deadly game of political hardball and techno-terror spanning the Pacific. A vengeful Japanese industrialist, an ambitious and amoral First lady, and a top Korean assassin threaten to tile the balance of world power....

They Had It Coming

They Had It Coming
  • Author(s): Nikki Smith
  • Location(s): Bali, Canggu
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer . . . Nate and Layla, Jude and Sophie. They’ve been a four for as long as they can remember: fancy dinners, dancing ’til dawn . . . Even living and...

This Earth of Mankind (Buru Quartet 1)

This Earth of Mankind (Buru Quartet 1)
  • Author(s): Pramoedya Ananta Toer
  • Location(s): Java
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late 19th Century

This is the story of a native Indonesian schoolboy, Minke, who is among the first Indonesians to attend a Dutch school. There are many storylines in this novel: Minke has to struggle for acceptance as a native Indonesian; then there...

Three Filipino Women: Novellas

Three Filipino Women: Novellas
  • Author(s): F Sionil José
  • Location(s): The Philippines
  • Genre(s): Novella
  • Era(s): Current

The author has been mentioned as possibly the foremost Filipino writer, of Nobel consideration, and this book is a good indication why. This book was well written, consisting of three short novellas, each of a strong woman in decidedly different...

Trash

Trash
  • Author(s): Andy Mulligan
  • Location(s): Manila
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
  • Era(s): Modern

Raphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping next to it. Then one unlucky-lucky day, Raphael’s world turns upside down. A small leather bag falls...

Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions
  • Author(s): Sarah Morris
  • Location(s): South East Asia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Humour
  • Era(s): Modern

Four very different women from one family, united by a loss of self, embark on a quest for happiness that takes them to Singapore, Thailand and beyond. Join Maggie, Beth, Dara and Biggles as they cry, laugh and curse...

Twilight in Jakarta

Twilight in Jakarta
  • Author(s): Mochtar Lubis
  • Location(s): Indonesia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

Half a century ago when Mochtar Lubis’s Twilight in Jakarta was secreted out of Indonesia and published in London, it was the first Indonesian novel ever to be published in English translation. The novel, a depiction of social and...

Under the Dragon: A Journey Through Burma

Under the Dragon: A Journey Through Burma
  • Author(s): Jenny White, Rory Maclean
  • Location(s): Burma (Myanmar)
  • Genre(s): Travelogue

This book is really a series of life stories. The wrap-around tale, Rory’s quest for an old basket, is merely window-dressing. The real story are the bitterly sad tales – an old woman dreaming of foreign train routes, an...

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