Laura, a successful fashion journalist based in London, finds herself uprooted from the world she knows and loves after she moves with her husband and two small children to a dilapidated bungalow in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Behind the house is an overgrown garden inhabited by monkeys, snakes and monitor lizards. A swimming pool sits in the shade of a beautiful jacaranda tree.
Mariel, the Filipina maid Laura hires, hasn't seen her own children for nearly ten years. She's on a mission to escape her abusive past and finally marry the man she loves despite an ongoing battle against prejudice.
Laura's journey is one of self-discovery, Mariel's is a fight for a better life.
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
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978-1-915853-63-9 (9781915853639)
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Alexandra Carey grew up and lived in Suffolk, England, until 2006 when she moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, wher she lived there for 7 years with her husband and two children. In 2013 she returned to Suffolk where she now lives by the sea. This is her second children's book and follows Ted Ted and the Dhobi Ghats. Her novel, The Light That Bends Round Corners (published November 2023), is based on her experiences living in Malaysia.
