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Product Identifiers
PublisherMonsoon Books Private, The Limited
ISBN-10981057567X
ISBN-139789810575670
eBay Product ID (ePID)16038766301
Product Key Features
Book TitleRed Thread : a Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore
Number of Pages328 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRomance / Historical / General, Asia / Southeast, Historical
Publication Year2007
GenreTravel, Fiction
AuthorDawn Farnham
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsThe Red Thread is an intense and passionate book--it will stir and intrigue the reader in equal measure., "When Charlotte MacLeod journeys from her home in Madagascar to faraway, exotic Singapore in the 1830s, little does she realize how very different her new life will be. Her brother Robert has just been named head of the local police force, and her social position, together with her boundless curiosity and formidable intellect, leads her into friendships and affairs with men and women of many nationalities, religions, and political beliefs. Farnham's debut is bittersweet and contemplative, a leisurely exploration replete with richly detailed landscapes both physical and interior. Multiple protagonists and perspectives, both Eastern and Western, and elaborate description transport the reader to a fascinating time and place brimming with mystical and poetic flourishes."-Booklist
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal823.92
SynopsisBy incorporating real figures and settings from 19th-century Singapore, Dawn Farnham brings to life the heady atmosphere of Old Singapore, where exotic beliefs and customs clash and jostle in the struggle to make a life and create mutual understanding between peoples from different worlds. A fascinating historical romance., Like Chinese silk, The Red Thread is, by turns, gentle and strong, exploring a love that breaks through the divide of race and culture, a love that is both deeply physical and a marriage of souls.Set against the backdrop of 1830s Singapore where piracy, crime, triads and tigers are commonplace, this cultural romance follows the struggle of two lovers: Zhen, once the lowliest of Chinese coolies and triad members, later chosen to marry into a family of rich Chinese merchants; and Charlotte, an 18-year-old Scots girl and sister of Singapore's colonial Head of Police.Two cultures bound together by the invisible threads of fate yet separated by cultural diversity. This historical romance is full of passion and intrigue., Set against the backdrop of 1830s Singapore where piracy, crime, triads, and tigers are commonplace, this historical romance follows the struggle of two lovers: Zhen, a Chinese coolie and triad member, and Charlotte, an 18-year-old Scots woman and sister of Singapore's Head of Police. Two cultures bound together by the invisible threads of fate yet separated by cultural diversity.
LC Classification NumberMLCS 2007/01544 (P)
