Tan Twan Eng Collection 3 Books Set Gift of Rain,Garden of Evening Mists, House

Name: Tan Twan Eng Collection 3 Books Set Gift of Rain,Garden of Evening Mists, House
Brand: Tan Twan Eng

Tan Twan Eng

Description. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. The House of Doors:. It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day. But he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write.. The Gift of Rain:. Penang, 1939. Sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip shows his new friend around his adored island of Penang, and in return Endo trains him in the art and discipline of aikido. But such friendship comes at a terrible price.. The Garden of Evening Mists:. Teoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she...