On Far Malayan Shores

By: Tara Haigh, Jozef van der Voort - translator

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Hamburg, 1898. As Ella nurses her beloved adoptive father on his deathbed, he uses the last of his strength to scribble down a name: ‘Richard F’. Convinced this man must hold the key to her unknown origins, Ella hunts for more clues, uncovering years of unexplained monthly payments from the British colony of Malaya. With no other leads and nothing left in Hamburg, she sets sail for the Far East in search of the truth.

The trail leads her to a rubber plantation owned by the Foster family - could they have something to do with the mysterious Mr F? But before she can find proof of her heritage, Ella is caught up in tensions between colonial forces and the Malayan resistance - in more ways than one. With a high-ranking official vying for her attention, how can she admit to anyone, let alone herself, that she’s fallen for a local rebel?

As her head and heart struggle with the secrets that lie in her past and her present, Ella must ask herself what price she is willing to pay for the truth - and for freedom.

©2017 Tara Haigh (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2019 by Jozef van der Voort.

Great Story of culture, class, and harmony

Loved all the twist and turns in the story. Also loved all the different cultures and religions being respected. people of many cultures are all living together in harmony.

Great story

An epic with history, mystery, adventure and love. Kept me reading long into the night.

Good read.

Thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing spoken story. Twist and turns keeps the story moving and captivating.