Legacy
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Monsoon Books
Publishing:1st Sep '25
£10.99
This title is due to be published on 1st September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The family of Francis Light faces an uncertain future. As Penang heads inexorably towards colonial rule, Martinha struggles to claim her
rightful inheritance, encountering corruption, prejudice and heartbreak in equal measure. Scattered across the world, her children are forced to negotiate the British establishment alone as best they can with little but their father’s name and reputation to sustain them. From Britain to the Peninsular War, from the social pretensions of Bengal to the court of the Pasha of Egypt, from Java in the company of Raffles to the new city of Adelaide in Australia, the next generation makes its way, its roots firmly planted in the beautiful island of its home.
‘Deeply researched and beautifully written … convincingly evokes the East of the period.’ Nigel Barley, author
‘Enthralling. Gan brings a forgotten hero back to rumbustious life.’ John Keay, author of The Honourable Company: a History of the English East India Company
‘At last, a novel which engages a crucial and fascinating period of British merchant imperialism and Southeast Asian history.’ Philip Bowring, author of Empire of the Winds
‘Takes the reader on a masterfully compelling eighteenth-century birth-to-death journey alongside Francis Light. Vividly imagined scenarios interwoven with the threads of history are guaranteed to keep the reader fully engaged. Sets the benchmark for historical fiction of the region.’ Marcus Langdon, author
‘A richly imagined yet historically faithful account of the early career of Francis Light, the founder of modern Penang. A marvelous cast of characters populates this well-researched work of historical fiction, with just the right blend of the real and the imaginary.’ John D. Greenwood, author of the Singapore Saga series
ISBN: 9781915310200
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
496 pages