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Journey to Paradise

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I really enjoyed this! Lots of lovely descriptions of Singapore where the characters move to and become expats. Once there, the dangers of the political situation are clear, but it's the emotional ones that really resonate. There's a nice romance here too but I was more interested in the way the expat life is described, the role of men and women ( as the women often got bored as their husbands had come here with their jobs in diplomacy) and the sense of community between the expats and the locals. The author has lived in the country which you can tell.
All in all, a lovely immersive read and one that was very vividly drawn.

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Grieving for the child she lost, Miranda numbly follows her husband when he is posted to the British Foreign Office in Singapore. The countryside is beautiful and the people of Singapore are kind and welcoming, but Miranda is nursing her broken heart. She’s been so numb with grief, it takes her some time to realize that she no longer loves her husband any more than he loves her. Salvation comes in the form of a volunteer position at a children’s ward in a local hospital, and a handsome young doctor that is everything Miranda’s husband is not. But as a married woman, Miranda has no chance of a life with Nick…or does she? This book transported me to the lush beauty of Singapore and back to my own true love

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