Patricia is an author of historical fiction based in Warwickshire. Journey to Paradise is her debut novel and is set in Singapore in 1949. It is out both as a paperback and as an ebook. Patricia second novel, The Forgotten Promise, is available as both a paperback and an ebook.
The Forgotten Promise
Malaya, 1920: Two girls make a promise in the shadows of the jungle. A promise that life won’t let them easily keep.
Malaya, 1941: Ella is running her late father’s tin mine in the Kledang hills, while Noor works as her cook.
When the war that felt so far away suddenly arrives on their doorstep, Ella is torn apart from her family. Her daughter Grace is left in Noor’s care as Japanese soldiers seize the mine.
Ella is forced to make an impossible choice that takes her to England, thousands of miles from home. She is desperate to be reunited with her loved ones. But will the life she returns to be anything like the life she left behind?
About Patricia
Paula Greenlees has a degree in English and European Thought and Literature, and a MA in Creative Writing. A section of her work has been included in Matter, a Sheffield Hallam magazine, which showcases the best work of writers from the MA course.
Before starting the MA, Paula ran her own business for 15 years, after a period as a teacher. Paula now lives in Warwickshire, having lived in South East Asia, Chicago and San Francisco. She is currently writing her third novel.
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