Article in The Edge (Malaysia)
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‘The story is engaging and Jones has created very believable characters who try to defy their respective destinies.’
The Sun (Malaysia) – S. Indra Sathiabalan
‘a beautiful exploration of femininity and womanhood, across two vast and very different countries’
Better Reading (Australia)
‘This sharply told novel from Carol Jones would easily captivate all historical fiction fans.’
Australian Women Writers Challenge, Amanda Barrett
Review The Sun (Malaysia)
https://www.thesundaily.my/style-life/reviews/book-review-the-boy-with-blue-trousers-CM1178747
Review Better Reading (Australia)
Review Magnolia Reads (Canada)
https://www.magnoliareads.com/home/pr3dkw9j8kkpj7889a6nrhykhhrdea
Interview with The Sun (Malaysia)
https://www.thesundaily.my/style-life/the-right-read/a-matter-of-survival-HM1086229
Behind the Pen with Theresa Smith Writes
Behind the Pen with Carol Jones
Tea with Mrs B
https://mrsbbookreviews.wordpress.com/2019/07/14/tea-with-mrs-b-carol-jones/
Q & A with Better Reading
Article in The Border Watch (Australia)
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The Concubine’s Child is nominated for ‘POPULAR – The Star Readers’ Choice Awards 2019′ in Malaysia.
Star Lifestyle – Sunday 21 April 2019
‘well-crafted, emotionally rich and eminently readable’
South China Morning Post – James Kidd
‘a haunting story’
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ
‘Throw in a curse, an angry ghost and history repeating itself, and The Concubine’s Child becomes a really compelling read.’
The Sun (Malaysia) – S. Indra Sathiabalan
‘The reader is left guessing right until the end.’
The Malay Mail – Alan Wong
‘The Concubine’s Child is a tale of family secrets and twisted revenge, featuring brave female characters who struggle against the roles and limitations that society imposes upon them.’
The Star (Malaysia) – Terence Toh
‘a genuinely breathtaking work of fiction with an authenticity born of many visits to family in Malaysia’
Better Reading (Australia)
Interview with The Sun (Malaysia)
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/06/27/telling-tales-lesser-wives
Review The Sun (Malaysia)
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/08/01/book-review-concubines-child
Interview with BFM 89.9 (Kuala Lumpur)
https://www.bfm.my/the-concubines-child
Interview with The Straits Times (Singapore)
https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/a-young-concubine-in-a-forced-marriage
Highlights from a Q&A with Lit Books, Malaysia
https://litbooks.com.my/2018/06/17/lit-recap-carol-jones/
Review South China Morning Post
Review The Malay Mail
https://www.malaymail.com/s/1650724/the-haunting-tale-of-a-concubine-and-her-child
Interview with The Star (Malaysia)
https://www.star2.com/culture/2018/07/25/carol-jones-historical-fiction/
Carol Jones 