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The Teardrop Story Woman

The Teardrop Story Woman
  • Author(s): Catherine Lim
  • Location(s): Malaysia (Malaya)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

Story is set to the backdrop of 1950’s Malaya, at the height of communist guerilla activity. A married chinese women, Mei Kwei falls in love with a priest who saves the wowen caught with Mei’s husband from public embarressment.

The Trailing Spouse

The Trailing Spouse
  • Author(s): Jo Furniss
  • Location(s): Singapore
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

From the bestselling author of All the Little Children comes a novel of marriage, betrayal, and murder set in tropical, multicultural Singapore. Amanda Bonham moved halfway around the world to be with the man she loves. Although expat life...

The Trial of Maximo Bonga

The Trial of Maximo Bonga
  • Author(s): John Harris
  • Location(s): The Philippines
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Based on a true story On one of South East Asia’s most remote beaches, a young woman’s body is found. The corrupt local police think they have found the perfect fall guy in Maximo Bonga – cantankerous World War...

The Trip

The Trip
  • Author(s): Sarah Linley
  • Location(s): Thailand, Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

It should have been paradise. But it turned into hell… It was supposed to be the perfect trip. Four friends, fresh out of university, backpacking around Thailand. But among the sun, sea and sand, something went horribly wrong… In...

The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire

The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire
  • Author(s): Andrew Marshall
  • Location(s): Burma (Myanmar)
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue
  • Era(s): 19th and 20th centuries

Andrew Marshall has written an unforgettable adventure story, the wry account of two journeys into the untraveled heart of Burma. Part travelogue, part history, part reportage, The Trouser People recounts the story of George Scott, the eccentric British explorer,...

The Umbrella Man

The Umbrella Man
  • Author(s): Jake Needham
  • Location(s): Singapore
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

The first bomb cracked the Hilton like an egg; the second gutted the lobby of the Marriott; and the third peeled the front off the Grand Hyatt. Three massive explosions, all at American hotels in the heart of the...

The Unfolding

The Unfolding
  • Author(s): Jeehan Quijano
  • Location(s): The Philippines, Los Angeles
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The Unfolding traces the return from Los Angeles of Benjamin, the son of an indigent farm worker, who escaped the poverty of his hometown, San Jacinto, with the help of the seemingly benevolent Don Rafael. Drawn back to his...

The Village

The Village
  • Author(s): T F Rhoden
  • Location(s): South East Asia

The Village is a warm tale of real people living their lives in a faraway land. Set in a small community in mainland Southeast Asia, The Village, sometimes exotic, sometimes simple, is a modern affirmation for those who believe...

The Village by the Sea

The Village by the Sea
  • Author(s): Anita Desai
  • Location(s): South East Asia, Mumbai (Bombay)
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): timeless

The Village by the Sea is a survival story by the novelist Anita Desai. Set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay, Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going...

The Weight of Our Sky

The Weight of Our Sky
  • Author(s): Hanna Alkaf
  • Location(s): Kuala Lumpur
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): 1969

A music loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to her mother during the historic race riots in 1969 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this heart-pounding literary debut. Melati Ahmad looks like your typical...

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