Andrew’s Cathedral. He had not slept for two days and nights, his thoughts in a constant ferment. And then it came to him.‘You are a diabolical and clever bastard, Alexander Manouk,’ he said to himself.The baby, a four-day-old boy, was baptised, the mark of the cross made on his forehead and he w...
He gazed at her, his eyes drinking her in. The glassy waters of the bay reflected the half moon, the glints of stars and the myriad lanterns strung along the beachside. The hill by the Temenggong’s village was called Bukit Chermin—Mirror Hill—and the name seemed chosen by gods as he gazed at thes...
The old palace had been a graveyard for many years, and it was here that Takouhi hoped to find her mother’s tomb. They entered the massive, moss-encrusted brick walls and searched amongst the fragrant frangipani trees. But their attempts to find the burial place proved fruitless. The tombs were o...
The deep, cool portico was filled with plants. Huge Chinese pots of sea almond with their large, tongue-shaped leaves and sprays of white starry flowers mixed with the green, shiny, plump-ribbed leaves of wild pepper, dotted with stubby white blooms. Orchids trailed the central aisle, bedecking t...