Pearl

Více o knize

In this second volume of Penang Chronicles, the eponymous pearl, Martinha Rozells, embodies the diverse heritages of the Straits of Malacca in the 18th century. From her birth in Phuket to her childhood at the court of Kedah, we enter the fascinating world of a well-born woman of the Indies. Meanwhile her new husband, Francis Light, is still the dragon in search of his elusive pearl: a British settlement on the Straits of Malacca. From the courts of Siam and Kedah, to capture by the French and Dutch, from the salons of Calcutta through gun-running in the Straits, Pearl takes the reader on an astonishing journey culminating in the attainment of a dream on the island of Penang. The eponymous pearl, Martinha Rozells, is the rich and diverse heritage of the Straits. Her husband, Captain Light, is the dragon in search of his elusive pearl, a British settlement on the Straits of Malacca. Through their eyes we experience the rich culture of the region and its tumultuous politics. From the courts of Siam and Kedah, to capture by the French and Dutch, from the salons of Calcutta through gun-running in the Straits, ‘Pearl’ takes us on an astonishing journey culminating in Captain Light questioning where his loyalties lie if he is to outmanoeuvre the Sultan of Kedah and raise the British flag on Penang.