{"product_id":"lies-that-blind-e-s-alexander-9789814954426","title":"Lies That Blind: A Novel of Late 18th Century Penang","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalaya, 1788: \u003cbr\u003e Aspiring journalist Jim Lloyd jeopardises his future in ways he never could have imagined. He risks his wealthy father's wrath to ride the coat-tails of Captain Francis Light, an adventurer governing the East India Company's new trading settlement on Penang. Once arrived on the island, Jim-as Light's assistant-hopes that chronicling his employer's achievements will propel them both to enduring fame. But the na?e young man soon discovers that years of deception and double-dealing have strained relations between Light and Penang's legal owner, Sultan Abdullah of Queda, almost to the point of war. Tensions mount: Pirate activity escalates, traders complain about Light's monopolies, and inhabitants threaten to flee, fearing a battle the fledgling settlement cannot hope to win against the Malays. Jim realises that a shared obsession with renown has brought him and Light perilously close to infamy: a fate the younger man, at least, fears more than death. Yet Jim will not leave Penang because of his dedication to Light's young son, William, and his perplexing attraction to a mercurial Dutchman. He must stay and confront his own misguided ambitions as well as help save the legacy of a man he has come to despise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events, \u003ci\u003eLies That Blind\u003c\/i\u003e is a story featuring historical character Francis Light (1740-1794) who, in an effort to defy his mortality, was seemingly willing to put the lives and livelihoods of a thousand souls on Penang at risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. S. Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 981495442X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789814954426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 5.98w x 0.63d","brand":"E. S. Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045977157887,"sku":"9789814954426","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ff157af-a6b9-41f9-a725-c04b73e0c0fd.jpg?v=1684981896","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lies-that-blind-e-s-alexander-9789814954426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}