The Red Thread

By: Dawn Farnham;

Language: English

Quality: Good

Genre: Historical fiction, Romance,

ISBN: 9789814423595

SKU: BE500531846548

Pages: 328

Description: 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.