{"product_id":"the-red-thread","title":"The Red Thread","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike Chinese silk, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Red Thread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is, by turns, gentle and strong, exploring a love that breaks through the divide of race and culture, a love that is both deeply physical and a marriage of souls. Set against the backdrop of 1830s Singapore where piracy, crime, triads and tigers are commonplace, this cultural romance, Vol.1 in The Straits Quartet, follows the struggle of two lovers: Zhen, once the loweliest of Chinese coolies and triad member, later chosen to marry into a Peranakan family of Baba Chinese merchants; and Charlotte, an 18-year-old Scots girl and sister of Singapore’s Head of Police.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo cultures bound together by the invisible threads of fate yet separated by cultural diversity. By incorporating real figures from Singapore’s historical past, Dawn Farnham brings to life the heady atmosphere of Old Singapore, where exotic beliefs and customs clash and jostle in the struggle to make a life and create mutual understanding between peoples from different worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDawn Farnham\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Red Thread\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shallow Seas\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Hills of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe English Concubine\u003c\/em\u003e (which comprise The Straits Quartet, a bestselling series of historical romance set in 19th-century Singapore), \u003cem\u003eA Crowd of Twisted Things\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel set in 1950 Singapore, as well as numerous short stories, plays and children’s books. A former longterm resident of Singapore, Dawn now calls Perth, Australia, home. Learn more about Dawn at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnfarnham.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.dawnfarnham.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32123436892273,"sku":"9789814423595","price":18.5,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/The_Straits_Quartet_The_Red_Thread_by_Dawn_Farnham_00.jpg?v=1602768763","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-red-thread","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}