The Australian Fiance - 澳大利亞的未婚妻 (Àodàlìyǎ De Wèihūnqī)

Plot

Novel set in 1949 about a young Eurasian woman who survived the Japanese occupation of Singapore. She meets the son of a privileged Australian family and accompanies him to Broome. Captivated by this life and his photography, she comes to see herself anew, but is the image true?

Themes of the novel are the aftermath of war, prejudice and alienation.

Winner of the David T K Wong Fellowship (UK) 2000 and shortlisted for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.

Author was born in Singapore and lives in Fremantle, Western Australia. Previous works include 'The World Waiting to be Born'.