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The Orientalist And The Ghost
  • Published: 1 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9780552772419
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $35.00

The Orientalist And The Ghost

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1 July 2009
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An epic love story following three generations of one family through the chaotic upheaval of post-war Malaysia. By the acclaiimed author of THE INCARNATIONS

BY THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE INCARNATIONS AND SAYONARA BAR

Malaya 1951, a jungle resettlement camp: young colonial adventurer Christopher Milnar falls passionately in love with a Chinese nurse Evangeline - a fierce flame that ends in tragedy when their camp is attacked by Communist guerrillas and Christopher is violently beaten up.

London: half a century later the ghosts of that time return to haunt Christopher, triggering vivid memories of colonial misconduct and lost love. Forced to confront his past, Christopher agonises over the fate of his beloved Evangeline and the disappearance of their daughter.

Moving from present day London to the heart of the Malayan jungle in colonial times, THE ORIENTALIST AND THE GHOST is a stunning portrayal of human frailty and lost love.
  • Published: 1 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9780552772419
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $35.00
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About the author

Susan Barker

Susan Barker is the acclaimed author of SAYONARA BAR, THE ORIENTALIST AND THE GHOST, THE INCARNATIONS and OLD SOUL. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages and have been shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Kirkus Prize for Fiction. THE INCARNATIONS was a New York Times Editors' Choice and Notable Book of the Year, a Kirkus Reviews Top Ten Book of the Year, and winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. Born in London to an English father and a Chinese-Malaysian mother, Barker lived in Beijing for several years while researching and writing THE INCARNATIONS. She now lives in Manchester, where she is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Praise for The Orientalist And The Ghost

Barker is a sharp and original writer. I greatly envied both her ruthlessness and her tender, acute observations of these characters

Guardian