The Red Thread: A Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore
By 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 differe... read full description below.
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| NBS Text |
Historical & Mythological Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
328 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 198mm
Spine: 20mm |
| Weight |
313g |
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| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
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.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
'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 (Journal of the American Library Association) 'The novel feels immaculately researched, and Dawn seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge of topics as diverse as Chinese secret societies, sexual customs amongst the officers of colonial power and might, tiger attacks, what the fashionable girl was wearing in the 1830s, and how the not-so fashionable girl avoided pregnancy' The Daily Telegraph, UK |
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Author's Bio
Dawn Farnham grew up a sandgroper, barefoot and free, roaming the bushy suburbs and beaches of Perth, Western Australia. She has a BA in Japanese from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and a Master's Degree from Kings College. She and her husband now live in Singapore. It is in this thriving port city-state that she found her muse and began to write, finding particular pleasure in its colourful and often wild past. She is the author of three books and numerous short stories.
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