Tanamera [Hardcover]

noel barber (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: signet (1982)
• ASIN: B000THITYI
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,425,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best story of the War in the Pacific, February 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Tanamera: A Novel of Singapore (Paperback)

The best historical fiction ever written about the II World War and the action of the allied and axis forces in the Pacific. A MUST read for every one who is interested in this part of the XXth Century.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A TALE OF FORBIDDEN LOVE IN WAR-TORN SINGAPORE, May 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Tanamera: A Novel of Singapore (Paperback)

THE NOVEL REFLECTS THE SENTIMENTS OF THE 30'S AND 40'S ABOUT INTER-RACIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN SINGAPORE SOCIETY. IT SHOWS THAT TRUE LOVE, DESPITE THE WAR AND SOCIETAL NORMS, HAS NO BOUNDARIES. THE NOVEL HAVE THE SCENIC BACKGROUND OF MARGARET MITCHELL'S "GONE WITH THE WIND" COMBINED WITH THE MYSTICISM OF THE SOUTHEAST AND THE PASSIONATE ROMANCE OF SHAKESPEARE'S "ROMEO AND JULIET." ____________________

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A BEAUTIFULLY TOLD, EVOCATIVE STORY OF "UM AMOR PROIBIDO", July 22, 2004

By 

MONTGOMERY (WASHINGTON, DC - U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tanamera: A Novel of Singapore (Paperback)

"TANAMERA" --- along with "TAI-PAN", "SHOGUN", and "THE THORN BIRDS" --- is one of the best "epic" novels I've ever read. This is a novel you simply will not be able to put down! Noel Barber gives the reader a rich, earthy feel and insight into the history, culture, and development of Singapore from the late 19th century up to the late 1950s through the interconnected lives of 2 families - the Dexters and the Soongs.

Mainly "TANAMERA" is a tale of a constant and abiding love between John Dexter and Julie Soong and the struggles and pain they endure through war and separation. In reading about their lives, I felt deeply for them and the world as it was changing around them.

Barber is a consummate writer who knows his subject well. In "TANAMERA", you experience life vicariously, its ups and down, its joys and sorrows. Never a paragraph is wasted.