Although the book was not received well in colonial circles at the time it was published, because of its perceived anti-British bias, the book remains one of the best known novels written about the Malayan 'Emergency.' The author was married to a British police officer at the time the book was written and the main British character in the book is portrayed as a kind man uncomfortable with his job of suppressing an uprising  which Han Suyin portrayed in a  sympathetic light. Good Hardback 319 pages. 

Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia

Condition : The cover has a few stains and a bit of rubbing. The end papers are heavily tanned and there is a personal name plate on a front end paper. Otherwise the binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.