I found it hard to understand how a woman can make enough money making cakes to be able to have a son study in London, post for weddings and build her own house and retire.I know there was rental income but still find it hard to get! One example of a continuity error is where on page 410 her sarong is described pale purple and later in the page the same sarong is described as black, red, and white. Reading on a kindle it is difficult having a glossary at the end as it messes with the furthest read page facility. However, I found parts of the story line unbelievable and there were some continuity errors. The story was entrancing and I warmed to the main character who was so strong. Now the book was very enjoyable and also talked about a country and a period of time there which I know little about and I learnt a lot. Before I start let me say that one of my bug bears on kindle books is no X ray facility and no page numbers.only locations. She is a true heroine whose courage and tenacity all women should admire and emulate. I shared her inner turmoil at the changing world around her and understood her despair when she felt so out of control at the newness of it all. It was beautifully descriptive without being turgid in its detail, and Selina's language so evocative that I could almost smell the aromas coming from Chye Hoon's kitchen and touch the "tanah merah" of her Ipoh setting. Selina's book took me back to my magical Singapore childhood when we wandered barefoot through the local kampongs, played in the "monsoon drains", had birthday parties with the "gully gully man" for entertainment and watched as the "kebun" scaled the fifty foot coconut palms on the "padang", the handle of the "parang" between his teeth!. To this day, thirty years after leaving, I feel the pull of that part of the world. Be prepared for surprises! When not creating new characters for the Malayan Series, Chin Yoke writes a blog (I was born and grew up in Singapore in the sixties and seventies, the daughter of English parents. Readers can expect the same brand of immersive historical fiction, but each book in the series can be read independently. Her second novel, When the Future Comes Too Soon (The Malayan Series, #2) was released on July 18, 2017. It debuted as an Amazon best-seller in historical fiction, was named by Goodreads as one of the 6 best books in the month of its release, and has been favourably compared to the work of Pearl S. Her first novel, The Woman who Breathed Two Worlds (The Malayan Series, #1), was published on Novemand made an immediate emotional connection with readers. While recovering, she decided not to delay her dream of writing any longer. In 2009 Chin Yoke was diagnosed with cancer. After an eclectic life as a physicist, banker and trader in London, the heavens intervened. She always knew that one day, she would write. Of Malaysian-Chinese heritage, Selina Siak Chin Yoke (石清玉) grew up listening to family stories and ancient legends.
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