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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Heart Radical
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'Told primarily through the captivating voice of a young girl awakening to a world at war, The Heart Radical is the stunning new novel from the author of the bestselling Amber Road. Esteemed human rights lawyer Su-Lin Tan barely recognises Professor Paris Thumboo when he delivers a history lecture in London. For the last time she saw him was in a crowded Malayan courtroom more than half a century ago, during the trial that would change her life . It's 1951 and Malaya is in the grip of 'The Emergency' between the government forces and communist rebels. Yet eight-year-old Su-Lin lives in relative ignorance of the chaos raging around her. That is until she shadows her beloved father, esteemed defence barrister K. C. Tan, as he embarks on a controversial new case - and into Su-Lin's life walks war hero Dr Anna Thumboo, her son Paris and her lover, Toh Kei, the enigmatic leader of the jungle rebels. For Anna and Toh Kei, the trial is a matter of life and death. For Su-Lin it's the start of a journey of discovery - about love and sacrifice, about truth and lies, and about fighting for what you believe in, whatever the cost.' (Publisher's blurb)

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    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2014 .
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      Extent: 560p.
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      • Published 3 February 2014
      ISBN: 9780857981615

Works about this Work

Book Review – The Heart Radical by Boyd Anderson Joanne Peulen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2014;

— Review of The Heart Radical Boyd Anderson , 2014 single work novel
Boyd Anderson : The Heart Radical Suzanne Rath , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2014;

— Review of The Heart Radical Boyd Anderson , 2014 single work novel
Boyd Anderson : The Heart Radical Suzanne Rath , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2014;

— Review of The Heart Radical Boyd Anderson , 2014 single work novel
Book Review – The Heart Radical by Boyd Anderson Joanne Peulen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Booklover Book Reviews 2014;

— Review of The Heart Radical Boyd Anderson , 2014 single work novel
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