A Life Apart

Author	Amitav Ghosh
ISBN	0375758771

Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into...

Author	Tan Twan Eng
ISBN	1905802498

It's Malaya, 1949. After studying law at Cambridge and time spent helping to prosecute Japanese war criminals, Yun Ling Teoh, herself the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle-fringed plantations of Northern Malaya where she grew up as a child. There...

Author	Tan Twan Eng
ISBN	1905802056

Set in Penang, 1939, this book presents a story of betrayal, barbaric cruelty, steadfast courage and enduring love.

The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell. Set during the tumult of World War II,...

Author	Neil S. Plakcy
ISBN	1593500793

A very flowing read. Once again, Plakcy did not disappoint. I like the quiet writing without the emotional manipulation which make my eyes roll.

The Kimo I saw in this book has grown more into himself than the Kimo I met in the first book. I like the growth, the strength, the understanding,...

Author

Meredith Shayne

Baker Luke Henderson loves his job, and owning a bakery at Coogee Beach makes it even better. When he opens the shop before dawn, he hears the waves. When he walks along the beach after sunrise, he admires the surfers—one in particular: Cameron Brown. A chef and café owner, Cameron secretly watches...