The Shallow Seas - A Tale Of Two Cities, Singapore And Batavia

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A vivid historical journey of love and loss.

This book is a good read for those who love historical fiction and exploring different cultures. Set in 1842, The Shallow Seas - A Tale of Two Cities, Singapore and Batavia tells a story of Charlotte Macleod - a young pregnant woman who must navigate through life's difficulties. The book masterfully paints vivid pictures of the customs, beliefs, and history of the Southeast Asian region in a captivating manner that will keep readers wanting more.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Shallow Seas - A Tale Of Two Cities, Singapore And Batavia

Regular price ₱518.85
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ISBN: 9789814423601
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: ₱722.70
Authors: Dawn Farnham
Date of Publication: 2015-04-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: World War II, War, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 117 readers)

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In Volume 2 of The Straits Quartet, Charlotte Macleod is nineteen, pregnant, and alone in 1842. She is fleeing a scandalous liaison with her married Chinese lover, a liaison which would bring ruin on him, herself, and her brother, Robert, Singapore's Chief of Police. When Tigran Manouk, forty, and the richest merchant in Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies, asks for her hand in marriage, the choice is no choice. Through loss and pain, Charlotte will find a way to make a life with a man she does not love in a town she does not understand. Until she returns to Singapore, to the town where the man she loves waits for her, to face the hardest decision of her life.
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A vivid historical journey of love and loss.

This book is a good read for those who love historical fiction and exploring different cultures. Set in 1842, The Shallow Seas - A Tale of Two Cities, Singapore and Batavia tells a story of Charlotte Macleod - a young pregnant woman who must navigate through life's difficulties. The book masterfully paints vivid pictures of the customs, beliefs, and history of the Southeast Asian region in a captivating manner that will keep readers wanting more.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.