I loved this book. Nevil Shute is a perfect storyteller, deftly incorporating past and present events. I was entranced. Most of the events center on or around the time of WWII and the Japanese occupation of Malaya. The heroine lives abroad and does a lot of peace corps type projects [which would be right up my alley!!!] Some of the story is based on a true account of a British woman in Sumatra (Malaya is substituted for Sumatra in the story). Highly recommended for ages 14 and up. There are some violent scenes of the war and a couple romance scenes which would not be suitable for younger readers.
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