Half a billion Chinese readers can’t be wrong.
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The Boy With Blue Trousers
From the mulberry groves of the Pearl River Delta to the shores of South Australia, comes an epic story of Australia’s gold rush
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The Concubine’s Child
An evocative, multi-generational tale of a family haunted by the death of a young concubine in 1930s Malaysia.
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Talking about The Concubine’s Child at Bookclub
Here are a few discussion questions if you decide to read The Concubine’s Child for bookclub.
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Blog Tour
I may not be doing a real-world tour for the publication of The Concubine’s Child, but the novel is busy touring the digital world. Thank you to the many reader/reviewers who have taken the time to read my baby and craft their opinions. Much love. Cx
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On Ghosts and Ghost Houses
Ghosts, ghost houses and magic are part of the vernacular in Malaysia.
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Old House in Fuqing
Fuqing was the birthplace of my partner’s paternal grandfather, who was born into a family of chopstick makers.
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The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a gentle meditation on friendship, seen through the eyes of a cat.
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The novel took me on a journey which was at times unsettling… nevertheless, I am still thinking about it two weeks after putting it down.
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The Scholar’s House – Fuzhou
As I write scenes for my next novel set in a wealthy landowner’s house, I look back on these photographs of a Scholar’s House in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.
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In Praise of My Thesaurus
I found my thesaurus buried like treasure in a tub of books at my local charity shop almost forty years ago.
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Picture Books for Writers
You know the old saying, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’.
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