Friends, I have a dilemma. I'm currently reading Christopher Hale's Massacre in Malaya: Exposing Britain's My Lai as part of the research towards Monsoon Season. It's a very compelling book. I haven't yet got to the part about the Batang Kali Massacre (to which the title refers) but my inter-library loan copy is already feathered with post-it notes. I am very keen to see how his argument … [Read more...]
Hmm.
Hello, friends. I'm halfway through a novel by Paul Scott called The Chinese Love Pavilion. I know, I know: SKETCHY TITLE ALERT! Don't worry: this is, and will remain, a PG-rated blog. Mostly, it's research for my novel-in-progress (which is set in Malaya during the Second World War). The Chinese Love Pavilion (another suggestion from my well-read friend Mary Alice Downie) takes place … [Read more...]