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Pearl

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Before Raffles, before Rajah Brooke, there was Francis Light, the 18th-century trailblazer in the Malay Archipelago. In this second volume of Penang Chronicles, the eponymous pearl, Martinha Rozells, embodies the diverse heritages of the Straits of Malacca in the 18th century. From her birth in Phuket to her childhood at the court of Kedah, we enter the fascinating world of a well-born woman of the Indies. Meanwhile her new husband, Francis Light, is still the dragon in search of his elusive pearl: a British settlement on the Straits of Malacca. From the courts of Siam and Kedah, to capture by the French and Dutch, from the salons of Calcutta through gun-running in the Straits, Pearl takes the reader on an astonishing journey culminating in the attainment of a dream on the island of Penang.

British by birth, Rose Gan first arrived in Kuala Lumpur in 1978 and has been living and working between both UK and South East Asia ever since. Married to a Malaysian, and formerly a teacher of History and Latin in UK and Malaysia, Rose was also Vice Chair for Museums of the Indonesian Heritage Society, a guide and docent in Museum National Indonesia, Jakarta, and Muzium Negara and the Textile Museum in KL. In addition to lecturing to cultural associations, Rose has been actively involved with museum publications in Malaysia and Indonesia, both as a writer and editor.

* Tells the backstory of the establishment of the British settlement of Penang (Adelaides twin city). 
* Tells the story of Francis Light, founder of Penang, and William Light, founder of Adelaide.
*  Features real people and events in British and Malaysian history. 
* Well-received by the media in UK and Malaysia.
* Adelaide and Penang celebrate 50 years of sister cities.
* Four books in the series.
* Author has spoken at events in Malaysia, Singapore and UK.
* Thursday 26 October 2023 - Author Rose Gan (British) will speak about the series at Burnside Library Adelaide (part of Adelaide-Penang 50th Twin City Anniversary)

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