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Bali Raw

Considered one of the world’s most popular holiday destinations, the tropical island of Bali in Indonesia has long been the site for Western fantasies about paradise. Millions of tourists visit the...

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The English Concubine

In the fourth and final volume of the The Straits Quartet, Charlotte Macleod is the English concubine. Her love affair with Zhen, wealthy Chinese merchant, is an open scandal to both the English and...

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So Long! I’ll Be Back in 30 Years

In So Long! I’ll Be Back in 30 Years, author Margo McCutcheon takes readers on a 30-year journey through expat life in Asia and off-the-beaten-track travelogue: bizarre characters, adventures,...

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Pairing Wine with Asian Food

Dining out on dim sum and looking for the perfect wine to accompany your meal? Wondering which bottle to uncork when serving up Thai? In Pairing Wine with Asian Food, enologist, wine judge, and wine...

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Iban Dream

Orphaned as a young boy in the rainforests of Borneo, Bujang is brought up by a family of orangutans, but his adult future has already been decided for him by Sengalang Burong, the Iban warpath god. On...

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Toraja

In 1985, Dr Nigel Barley, then senior anthropologist at The British Museum, taught himself Indonesian and set off for the relatively unknown Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Here he hoped to find...

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Nazi Goreng

Nazi Goreng is a disturbing story of one young Malay man’s coming-of-age in the big city and offers a stunning portrait of the racial tensions that pervade Malaysian society. Asrul is a fanatical yet...

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Singapore Black

Singapore/Malaya, 1892: When a dead American is found floating in Rochor Canal, Chief Detective Inspector David Hawksworth begins an investigation that quickly leads into a labyrinth of deceit and...

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Confessions of a Hostie

If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be a jet-setting hostie, or international flight attendant, then spending a little time in Danielle’s life is a captivating journey. You might be...

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More Confessions of a Hostie

It is common knowledge among flight crew that good gossip travels faster than airplanes and in this sequel to bestselling Confessions of a Hostie, international flight attendant Danielle Hugh...

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Princess Play (Kain Songket Mysteries, Vol.2)

In volume 2 in the Kain Songket Mysteries series set in Kelantan, Malaysia, Maryam once again finds crime close to home: someone is killing the women of Kota Bharu’s Central Market. Police Chief Osman...

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