The Man Who Collected Women

by Nigel Barley

The eccentric Mr Hare - as he was known to Sophia, the first wife of Singapore founder Thomas Stamford Raffles - and his Asian harem are brought vividly to life in this work of historical fiction set in Southeast Asia.

Arthur Grimsby is an ageing expat in 1960s Singapore. Museum curator, ornithologist, freshly bereaved, he fears Singapore's looming independence and his redundancy and tries to complete one final piece of work: the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912049740
• ISBN13: 9781912049745
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Monsoon Books
• Length: 224 Pages