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A Greater World

A Greater World

A wrenching saga of the voyage that changed their livesElizabeth Morton, born into a prosperous family, and Michael Winterbourne, a miner, come from different worlds but when they each suffer unspeakable and life-changing tragedy they’re set on a path...

A Painter in Penang

A Painter in Penang

Sixteen-year-old Jasmine Barrington hates everything about living in Kenya and longs to return to the island of Penang in British colonial Malaya where she was born. Expulsion from her Nairobi convent school offers a welcome escape – the chance to...

Letters from a Patchwork Quilt

Letters from a Patchwork Quilt

A heartbreaking story of love and lossIn 1875, 18-year-old would-be poet, Jack Brennan, runs away from home to avoid being pushed into the priesthood. Life soon looks rosy for Jack when he lands the teaching job he's always dreamed of and meets the...

Prisoner from Penang

Prisoner from Penang

A vivid and moving story of sacrifice, hope and humanity. From the best-selling author of The Pearl of Penang.After Penang is attacked by the Japanese at the end of 1941, Mary Helston believes Singapore will be a safe haven. But within weeks the...

The Frozen RIver

The Frozen RIver

Three strong women make their way in 1950s CanadaEnglish hairdresser, Ethel, is alone after the deaths of her family and her wartime fiancé. Widow and single mother, Alice, bringing up two daughters, receives an unexpected inheritance that will...

The Pearl of Penang

The Pearl of Penang

"Following the death of my wife, I am in need of support and companionship. I am prepared to make you an offer of marriage."Evie Fraser, paid companion to a crotchety spinster, seems destined for a lonely life. Then out of the blue, a marriage...

The Penang Collection

The Penang Collection

Three powerful novels from a prize-winning storytellerSet before, during and after World War 2 on the beautiful Far Eastern island of Penang, these books and their memorable characters will keep you up all night readingTHE PEARL OF PENANG – EVIE'S...