The Orientalist and the Ghost

by Susan Barker

Book Overview

Malaya 1951, a jungle resettlement camp: young colonial adventurer Christopher Milnar falls passionately in love with a Chinese nurse Evangeline - a fierce flame that ends in tragedy when their camp is attacked by Communist guerrillas and Christopher is violently beaten up.

London: half a century later the ghosts of that time return to haunt Christopher, triggering vivid memories of colonial misconduct and lost love. Forced to confront his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552772410
• ISBN13: 9780552772419
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Black Swan Books, Limited
• Length: 427 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"