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"Malaya, 1941. Connie Hadley plays her role as a dutiful wife and mother without complaint, although she feels oppressed by her life and loveless marriage. When the Japanese invade, Connie and her family flee in their yacht to British controlled Singapore. When they learn that Singapore is already under siege, they make their perilous way from island to island, short of food and with tensions mounting. When a Japanese fighter plane crashes into the sea, they rescue the pilot and Connie discovers a new kind of freedom and a new, dangerous, exhilarating love."@en
"Malaya, 1941. Connie Thornton plays her role as a dutiful wife and mother without complaint. She is among the fortunate after all-the British rubber plantation owners reaping the benefits of the colonial life. But Connie feels as though she is oppressed, crippled by boredom, sweltering heat, a loveless marriage. . . Then, in December, the Japanese invade. Connie and her family flee, sailing south on their yacht toward Singapore, where the British are certain to stand firm against the Japanese. En route, in the company of friends, they learn that Singapore is already under siege. Tensions mount, tempers flare, and the yacht's inhabitants are driven by fear. --Publisher."@en
"Malaya, 1941. Connie Thornton plays her role as a dutiful wife and mother without complaint. She is among the fortunate after all-the British rubber plantation owners reaping the benefits of the colonial life. But Connie feels as though she is oppressed, crippled by boredom, sweltering heat, a loveless marriage. . . Then, in December, the Japanese invade. Connie and her family flee, sailing south on their yacht toward Singapore, where the British are certain to stand firm against the Japanese. En route, in the company of friends, they learn that Singapore is already under siege. Tensions mount, tempers flare, and the yacht's inhabitants are driven by fear. --Publisher."
"Malaya, 1941. As the glamorous wife of a plantation owner, Connie Hadley appears to lead a pampered and comfortable life. But she is hiding devastating secrets that could destroy her marriage. Life is changed forever on the day of the infamou attack on Pearl Harbor. As Japanese Zero aircraft attack the town of Palur, Cnnie takes the decision to flee to Singapore on the family's boat, The White Pearl with her husband, sons, three friends and the enigmatic boat dealer. In desperation, short of food and constatnly in danger fear strips away good manners; tensions arise on the yacht and anger cause deadly divisions between friends.901."
"Op het moment dat Japan in 1941 ook Malakka aanvalt, besluit de vrouw van een Britse plantage-eigenaar met enkele anderen op het familiejacht naar Singapore te vluchten."

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"Historical fiction"
"Historical fiction"@en
"War stories"
"War stories"@en
"Anglické romány"
"Sea stories"@en
"Electronic books"@en
"Love stories"
"Love stories"@en
"Fiction"@en
"Fiction"
"Romance fiction"
"English fiction"

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"The White Pearl : a novel"@en
"The white pearl"@en
"The white pearl"
"De pioenroos"
"Bílá perla"
"The White Pearl"
"The White Pearl"@en

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