The Scent of Frangipani

A tale of love, rivalry and murder in colonial Singapore

Anjana Rai Chaudhuri

Paperback 9781912049547
Ebook 9781912049554
Extent 368pp
Category Historical fiction / historical romance
Pub date November 2019

buy the book

Colonial Singapore. A love triangle. Will one woman’s jealousy destroy everyone? 

It is 1931 in colonial Singapore. A Chinese bondmaid of fifteen stands trial for her aunt’s murder. Mei Mei, born on the inauspicious double seventh day, feels her doomed destiny taking over.

The tide turns. Mei Mei and an English boy, Richard, fall in love. However, British-born Clementine has set her heart on marrying Richard and the social divide between coloniser and native keep the lovers apart.

It is 1942. Japanese bombs are falling over Singapore. Richard rekindles his desperate romance with Mei Mei. To what lengths will Clementine go to separate the lovers? When Mei Mei disappears in the bombing and Richard is injured and loses his memory, is the path finally clear for Clementine to claim Richard as her own?

About the Author

Anjana Rai Chaudhuri grew up in India and studied and worked in India, America and the UK, before settling in Singapore. A retired scientist, she divides her time between writing, reading and social work.