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'"Lying in her arms, he had imagined the city as angels might see it, from far above. What would they see? Would they shake their heads, ringlets bronzed against the purple sky, and move away on wings coated, before there was time to flap, coated with carbon and a touch on the end of very pin feather, a daub of jewelled lead?"
'In the shadow of grief, Sally leaves England to live in Kuala Lumpur on secondment. Henry, a talented young architect, is lured there on contract for a building project. Both are outsiders to KL, drawn into the whirlpool of cultures, creeds and traditions. Unexpectedly both in their separate lives, find love.
'But in this steamy city the edges of what is real and what isn't seem blurred. And while the paths of the two sets of lovers never cross, they become inextricably tangled together in the city's weave.
'A unique story, exquisitely told, of the fragility of love, the surprise gift of life and the power of fate.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Two Novels
2001-2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 237 2001-2002; (p. 54-55)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel ; Coldwater 2001 single work novel -
Intricately Woven Love Affairs
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 September 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel -
On a Wing and a Prayer Mat
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 September 2001; (p. 13)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel -
Kuala Lumpur, Haven and Trap
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 August 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel -
Love and Faith - The Perils of the Heart
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 August 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel
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Sitting in the Traffic with Angels
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 August 2001; (p. 6)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel -
Love and Faith - The Perils of the Heart
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 August 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel -
Kuala Lumpur, Haven and Trap
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 August 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel -
On a Wing and a Prayer Mat
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 September 2001; (p. 13)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel -
Intricately Woven Love Affairs
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 September 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of The Presence of Angels 2001 single work novel -
Exploring through Prose the Sense of Spirituality
2001
single work
biography
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 18 March 2001; (p. 54)