CRY OF THE FLYING RHINO is set in 1996 Malaysia and Borneo, told from multiple viewpoints and in multiple voices. Malaysian Chinese family doctor Benjie Lee has had a careless one night stand with his new employee – mysterious,...
Sylvia Brooke was the consort of His Highness Sir Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, the last in a bizarre dynasty of English despots who ruled their jungle kingdom on Borneo until 1946. The White Rajahs were long held up...
In 1838, James Brooke arrived in Sarawak with a schooner and less than thirty men. He came to trade, but ended up ruling the country. ‘The White Rajah’ tells his story. From Amazon: When charismatic adventurer James Brooke travels to...
‘We’ve left a lot of men in Borneo – know what I mean?’ With their SAS trainer’s warnings ringing in their ears, the naturalist, Redmond O’Hanlon, and the poet, James Fenton, set out to rediscover the lost rhinoceros of...
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...
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