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What Remains of Us

When Sarah Lockhart sees her son again, the shock is overwhelming—he died last year. Within weeks of moving into her new home, Sarah’s four-year-old son Dylan passed away. His tragic death has taken a heavy toll on Sarah’s marriage, and she’s been self-medicating with booze. So when strange things start…

The Colour of Shadows

Loren Bishop’s idealism makes her the perfect candidate for a career at Salvida, the multinational that’s “Growing a Better World”. The catch? She must represent Salvida at a trade conference—in Indonesia. Though fascinated by Java, the language and customs are as unfamiliar as the food and toilets, and Loren struggles…

The Dead Wind

Princess Srikandi wants to become a warrior, but lives in a society that expects women to be docile. Her small kingdom is at the mercy of a hostile Empire, and the ongoing drought results in chronic shortages of food and water, fuelling a spate of savage raids. Fearing for her…

The Novel Wayang

My novel, The Dead Wind, is inspired by an art form I love and admire: the Javanese wayang kulit (shadow play). The Wayang Many years ago, I lived in a small town in central Java called Surakarta. During my year in Indonesia, some of my favourite pastimes included sampling the…