{"product_id":"tan-twan-eng-collection-3-books-set-the-gift-of-rain-the-garden-of-evening-mists-the-house-of-doors","title":"Tan Twan Eng Collection 3 Books Set (The Gift of Rain, The Garden of Evening Mists \u0026 The House of Doors)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTitles in this set:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe House of Doors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Gift of Rain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Garden of Evening Mists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTan Twan Eng Collection 3 Books Set (The Gift of Rain, The Garden of Evening Mists \u0026amp; The House of Doors):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe House of Doors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day. But he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Gift of Rain:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenang, 1939. Sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip shows his new friend around his adored island of Penang, and in return Endo trains him in the art and discipline of aikido. But such friendship comes at a terrible price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Garden of Evening Mists:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she first heard about Aritomo and the garden. But a war would come to Malaya, and a decade pass before she would travel to see him. A man of extraordinary skill and reputation, Aritomo was once the gardener for the Emperor of Japan, and now Yun Ling needs him. She needs him to help her build a memorial to her beloved sister, killed at the hands of the Japanese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50972192145714,"sku":"SNW7168","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7351\/5314\/files\/TTE-3Bks-2024.jpg?v=1781784425","url":"https:\/\/www.powpex.com\/products\/tan-twan-eng-collection-3-books-set-the-gift-of-rain-the-garden-of-evening-mists-the-house-of-doors","provider":"Powpex Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}