![]() ![]() It’s a highly nuanced historical novel with characters I felt sad to leave behind. It’s wonderfully detailed about the history, politics and chaos in Burma, Siam and Malaysia, and of course, the impacts of British colonialism in these areas.Īs we approached WWII, I felt the novel was beginning to drag a bit – but then the war begins and Burmese soldiers who have finally been allowed to fight proudly for India in the British army, are now faced with the choice of continuing to fight for the oppressor Britain, or fight with the Japanese soldiers against Britain. The story unfolds over twenty-four hours with flashbacks over fifty years, as Elle finally has to decide what, and who, she truly wants. Devastating past experiences have led her to this point and the decision she now has to make. So begins a historical fiction lasting through the generations and World War II. Despite outward appearances, Elle’s life has been far from perfect. ![]() Dolly went with the royal family into exile and Rajkumar kept the promise he made to himself. Unknown to Dolly, Raj vowed to become rich and then find her. During the subsequent looting of the palace a young homeless orphan named Rajkumar saw a breathtakingly beautiful young servant girl named Dolly. In 1885, Great Britain deposed the king of Burma and sent him into exile in India. ![]()
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