Emma's Tapestry

By: Isobel Blackthorn

Narrated by: Jacqueline de Boer

At the dawn of World War Two, German-born nurse Emma Taylor sits by the bedside of a Jewish heiress in London as she reminisces over her dear friend, Oscar Wilde.

As the story of Wilde unravels, so does Emma’s past. What really happened to her husband?

She’s taken back to her days in Singapore on the eve of World War One. To her disappointing marriage to a British export agent, her struggle to fit into colonial life, and the need to hide her true identity.

Emma is caught up in history, the highs, the lows, the adventures. A deadly mutiny, terrifying rice riots, and a confrontation with the Ku Klux Klan bring home, for all migrants, the fragility of belonging.

©2021 Isobel Blackthorn (P)2021 Isobel Blackthorn

Intriguing, Informative. Worthwhile

Jackie's voice brought the characters to life. I liked the story, and I learned much about the time period (pre- and during world war one) and region where the book occurs.