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In the Shadow of the Rising Sun

In the Shadow of the Rising Sun
  • Author(s): Olga Henderson
  • Location(s): Malaysia (Malaya)
  • Genre(s): Biography, Historical
  • Era(s): WWII

In February 1942, nine-year-old Olga and her family were living in Malaysia when Singapore fell to the Japanese Imperial Army in the biggest defeat in history of the British Forces. Sent to the notorious Changi Prison, they suffered three...

Indelible Scars

Indelible Scars
  • Author(s): Pete Harvey
  • Location(s): East Timor (Timor-Leste)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1990s

Joe is young and idealistic, with a thirst for adventure and a desire to make a difference in the world. When given the opportunity to travel to East Timor as an aid worker, he jumps at the chance, with...

Inheritance

Inheritance
  • Author(s): Balli Kaur Jaswal
  • Location(s): Singapore
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1971

A stunning first novel that asks how we confront our legacy and how we accept change. In 1971, a teenage girl briefly disappears from her house in the middle of the night, only to return a different person, causing...

Inside Out & Back Again

Inside Out & Back Again
  • Author(s): Thanhhà Lai
  • Location(s): Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Alabama
  • Genre(s): Children, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1975

For all the ten years of her life, Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. But now the Vietnam War has reached her...

Island in the East

Island in the East
  • Author(s): Jenny Ashcroft
  • Location(s): Singapore
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): 1890s/WW2

Two great loves. One shattering betrayal. A war that changes everything. Singapore, 1897 Harriet and Mae Grafton are twenty-year-old identical twins born from a scandalous affair. They grew up in India slighted by gossip and ostracised from polite society....

Island Secrets

Island Secrets
  • Author(s): Alwin Blum
  • Location(s): Bali
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Modern

Beyond the Bali known from idyllic images of Hollywood movies and five-star resort holidays are the secret lives of men and women who flock to the island from around the world in search of new beginnings. Not all find...

Islands of Mercy

Islands of Mercy
  • Author(s): Rose Tremain
  • Location(s): Borneo, Bath, Dublin, Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1865 onwards

She was ‘The Angel of the Baths’, the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for. Yet she would do more. She was certain of that. In the city of Bath, in the year 1865, an extraordinary young woman renowned...

It all started in Mandalay

It all started in Mandalay
  • Author(s): Michael Allan Charles
  • Location(s): Mandalay
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A small group of teachers from around the world start their careers in a new and exciting school in Mandalay, a city in northern Myanmar. They form lasting relationships with one another that shape and define the rest of...

It’s Not an All Night Fair

It’s Not an All Night Fair
  • Author(s): Pramoedya Ananta Toer
  • Location(s): Java
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th century

Pramoedya Ananta Toer is Indonesia’s most celebrated writer, with over thirty works of fiction translated into over thirty languages, and the recipient of many major international awards, including the grand prize in the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize competition, Japan’s...

Jakarta Undercover

Jakarta Undercover
  • Author(s): Moammar Emka
  • Location(s): Jakarta (Batavia)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Prowling the seedy red-light districts, the underground club circuit and the house parties of wealthy Indonesian society, Moammar Emka offers a unique glimpse into the underbelly of modern, urban Jakarta. Jakarta Undercover features: * sex-for-sale in chauffeur-driven SUVs *...

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