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'I was born with the gift of rain ..', January 4, 2008

By	J. Cameron-Smith "Expect the Unexpected"

This is a powerful and compelling first novel. Starting in 1939 on Penang Island, the novel tells the story of Philip Hutton and his friendship with Hayato Endo.

As war engulfs much of Asia and spills into Malaya, tensions between families and within families overwhelm both the past and the present. While the characters are fictional, the historical setting is not. The story moves through the events of the war and, with the visit of Michiko, a friend of Hayato Endo, some 50 years later we are able to fill in many of the gaps between the past and the present.

This is a story of betrayal, cruelty, courage and love. Above all, it is a reminder that first impressions are not always complete or accurate.

'What will damn us will not be papers, but the memories of men.'

Highly recommended.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith

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Initial post: Jan 16, 2008 6:29 PM PST

Judy K. Polhemus says:

You write incisively, yet invitingly. I want to read some of these books. Do you think geopolitics makes a difference in one's worldview? I know where I live in the South does. Now I am wondering how Australians view the world from your near-Asia location. Do you think it makes a difference?
Judy

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