The White Pearl Paperback - 2012
by Kate Furnivall
A lush novel set during the Japanese invasion of Malaya-from the national bestselling author of The Russian Concubine.
Malaya, 1941. Connie Thornton plays her role as a dutiful wife and mother without complaint. She is among the fortunate, after all-a member of the British rubber plantation owners, reaping the benefits of colonial life. But Connie feels as though she is oppressed, crippled by boredom, sweltering heat, and a loveless marriage...
Then in December the Japanese invade. Connie and her family flee, sailing south on their yacht toward Singapore, where the British are certain to stand firm against the Japanese. En route, in the company of friends, they learn that Singapore is already under siege. Increasingly desperate and short of food, the yacht's inhabitants make their perilous way from island to island. When a fighter plane crashes into the sea, they rescue its Japanese pilot. For Connie, that's when everything changes. In the suffocating confines of the boat, with her life upended, Connie discovers a new kind of freedom and an exciting, dangerous, exhilarating love.
Summary
National bestselling author of The Russian Concubine, Kate Furnivall spins a tale of war, desperation, and the discovery of love off the coast of Malaya.
Malaya, 1941. Connie Thornton plays her role as a dutiful wife and mother without complaint. She is among the fortunate after all-the British rubber plantation owners reaping the benefits of the colonial life. But Connie feels as though she is oppressed, crippled by boredom, sweltering heat, a loveless marriage. . .
Then, in December, the Japanese invade. Connie and her family flee, sailing south on their yacht toward Singapore, where the British are certain to stand firm against the Japanese. En route, in the company of friends, they learn that Singapore is already under siege. Tensions mount, tempers flare, and the yacht's inhabitants are driven by fear.
Increasingly desperate and short of food, they are taken over by a pirate craft and its Malayan crew making their perilous way from island to island. When a fighter plane crashes into the sea, they rescue its Japanese pilot. For Connie, that's when everything changes. In the suffocating confines of the boat with her life upended, Connie discovers a new kind of freedom and a new, dangerous, exhilarating love.
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- Title The White Pearl
- Author Kate Furnivall
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1 Original
- Pages 433
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Books, New York
- Date 2012-03-06
- ISBN 9780425241004 / 0425241009
- Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 8.19 x 5.55 x 0.95 in (20.80 x 14.10 x 2.41 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects War stories, World War, 1939-1945
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011026808
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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