Access-restricted-item true Addeddate Bookplateleaf Boxid IA Boxid_2 CH Camera Canon 5D City Toronto Curatestate approvedUser Interaction Count: The basis of the Dexter millions is Grandpa Jack's killing in rubber trees, tin shares, and shipping--a fortune which builds fabulous Tanamera, where grandson-narrator John Dexter is born in And rivaling the Dexter manse and fortunes is the house of P. P. Soong, who has a miserable white American wife and two Chinese-American children: Paul and Julie. · Tanamera - Lion of Singapore: With Ed Devereaux, Lewis Fiander, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Christopher Bowen. Set in Singapore and begins before World War 2 and just just after. Follows the lives of John Dexter, an Englishman and Julie Soong, who are from prominent families. They would fall in love but their families would object to their union/10(75).
Access-restricted-item true Addeddate Bookplateleaf Boxid IA Boxid_2 CH Camera Canon 5D City Toronto Curatestate approved. In , Noel Barber survived a gunshot to the head by a Soviet sentry guard during the Hungarian revolution. Tanamera Published in , Tanamera is a book for readers who want a simple love story that beats all odds- politics, tradition, war, and the biggest odd of the human fear. Tanamera - Noel Barber Barber started his career as a journalist, moved on to writing nonfiction, based on his experiences, and started writing novels in his seventies. This is his first novel set in Singapore, a dramatic love story spanning the city's turbulent history from the s to the middle of the century. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in Weight: kg Post.
The series is based on the novel, Tanamera, by Noel Barber. Tanamera is the name of the house built by Grandpa Jack, the patriarch of the Dexter family. Tanamera is derived from Tanah Merah, Malay for Red Earth. The grounds of the huge Tanamera bungalow consisted largely of red soil. Broadcast. Noel Barber was a British novelist and journalist. Many of his novels, considered exotic romances, as well as his works of 20th century history, are based on his first-hand experiences as leading foreign correspondent for the Daily Mail. Most notably he reported from Morocco, where he was stabbed five times. Tanamara by Noel Barber is one of the best historical novels written about Singapore before and after World War II. I found it a great read--one of those 'page-turners' one cannot put down until you have reached the last page. To me, this book covers a time much more fascinating than anything modern (like Crazy Rich Asians).
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