The Red Thread

A Chinese Tale of Love and Fate in 1830s Singapore

Description

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.

Reviews

The Red Thread is an intense and passionate book—it will stir and intrigue the reader in equal measure.

Nigel Barley, bestselling author of In the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles and White Rajah