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Eng, Tan TwanFallon, JaneThe Gift of RainIn 1939, 16 year old Philip, the halfChinese youngest child of Noel Hutton,head of one of Penangs great tradingfamilies, feels alienated from both theBritish and Chinese communities. Hediscovers a sense of belonging in hisunexpected friendship with HayatoEndo, a Japanese diplomat who rentsan island from his father. But Endois bound by obligations of his own;and too late, as the Japanese invadeMalaya, Philip realises that his senseito whom he owes absolute loyalty is aJapanese spy. The Gift of Rain is epic,haunting and unforgettable, richly shotthrough with themes and ideas, a novelabout agonizingly divided loyalties andunbearable loss. But it is also abouthuman courage and ultimately about thenature of enduring love.Getting Rid of MatthewWhat to do if Matthew, your secret loverof the past four years, finally decidesto leave his wife Sophie (and their twodaughters) and move into your flat, justwhen you’re thinking that you might notwant him anymore...Plan A - stop shavingyour armpits, and your bikini line; tellhim you have a moustache that you waxevery six weeks; Plan B - accidentally onpurpose bump into his wife Sophie andbefriend her. “Getting Rid of Matthew”isn’t as easy as it seems, but alongthe way, Helen will forge an unlikelyfriendship, find real love and realize thatnothing ever goes exactly to plan...25