Description
| Product ID: | 9781915853639 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Light That Bends Round Corners |
| Authors: | Author: Alexandra Carey |
| Page Count: | 360 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Laura, a successful fashion journalist based in London, finds herself uprooted from the world she knows and loves after she moves with her husband and two small children to a dilapidated bungalow in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Laura, a successful fashion journalist based in London, finds herself uprooted from the world she knows and loves after she moves with her husband and two small children to a dilapidated bungalow in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Behind the house is an overgrown garden inhabited by monkeys, snakes and monitor lizards. A swimming pool sits in the shade of a beautiful jacaranda tree. Mariel, the Filipina maid Laura hires, hasn’t seen her own children for nearly ten years. She’s on a mission to escape her abusive past and finally marry the man she loves despite an ongoing battle against prejudice. Laura’s journey is one of self-discovery, Mariel’s is a fight for a better life. |
| Imprint Name: | The Book Guild Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The Book Guild Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-11-28 |