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- Location(s): Hanoi
- Genre(s): Fiction
Six years ago, Mischa Reese left her abusive husband and suffocating life in California and reinvented herself in steamy, chaotic Hanoi. In Vietnam, she finds satisfying work and enjoys a life of relative luxury and personal freedom. Thirty-five and...
For the Sake of All Living Things
- Location(s): Cambodia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1970s
This book covers Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, as well as delving into Cambodian culture.
- Location(s): East Timor (Timor-Leste), Indonesia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
It’s December 1975 and seventeen-year-old Francesca is about to find out if that which does not kill her will make her strong. Caught in the crossfire of the Indonesian army’s brutal invasion of East Timor, she escapes with her...
- Location(s): Manila
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Late 20th Century
The novel pinpoints many insights that illuminate the subtle interplay of people in Manila in the 1990’s. Simple and direct… the pages turn at the speed of light.
- Location(s): Angkor (Siem Reap)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1220 AD
Angkor. 1220AD. The most powerful empire in the history of Southeast Asia is at the height of its glory. In the distant province of Champa Angkor’s greatest general, Davendra, has crushed a rebellion. Ignoring his son’s advice, Davendra commits...
How to Find Your (First) Husband
- Location(s): Tioman Island
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
Isobel Graves moved to LA determined to be the Next Big Thing. Instead, she is dressed as a giant prawn handing out fliers promoting a fish market. Rather than attending glamorous parties and dating exciting men, her evenings consist...
- Location(s): Sumatra
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1950s
Set in Sumatra in the 1950s, Jaipong Dancer is a story of lost innocence and complex moral dilemmas. It follows the journey of Yahyu, a young Javanese dancer, who runs away from a forced marriage and becomes unwittingly involved...
Journey to the End of the Whale
- Location(s): Indonesia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 20th Century
A wonderful hypnotic novel about a man obsessed by the sea and with Indonesian myths about the creatures of the deep
- Location(s): Borneo
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1800s
In 1838, Gideon Barr sets sails for Borneo, the land he intends to rule. We first see this empire-builder through relatives’ letters, and he emerges as highly unbalanced yet singularly driven. He is also, it appears, almost infallible, applying...
- Location(s): Europe, Singapore, Thailand
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Romantic novel Kilingiri’ is neither literary nor intellectual, it is not chick-lit, Mummy Porn (I hate that term!) or a nail-biting whodunit. It is, quite simply, a fabulous curl up and read saga which will appeal to readers who...
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