| The Red Thread: A Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore Contributor(s): Farnham, Dawn (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814423599 ISBN-13: 9789814423595 Publisher: Monsoon Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Historical - General |
| Dewey: 823.92 |
| Series: Straits Quartet |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.80 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 member, later chosen to marry into a Peranakan family of Baba Chinese merchants; and Charlotte, an 18-year-old Scots girl and sister of Singapore's Chief of Police. Two cultures bound together by the invisible threads of fate yet separated by cultural diversity. In this first volume of The Straits Quartet, Dawn Farnham incorporates real figures from Singapore's historical past and 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Farnham, Dawn: - Dawn Farnham lives in Singapore where she is a volunteer guide at the Peranakan Museum and the Asian Civilisations Museum. It is in this thriving port city-state that she found her muse and began to write, finding particular pleasure in Singapore's colourful and often wild past. For more information about Dawn Farnham and her books, visit www.dawnfarnham.com. |