This is one of the books from the 100 books list that I hadn't read. My mother-in-law, Lynne, happened to own it and loaned it to me. I loved it! It was a fairly, easy read; nothing to convoluted about it. The book had a great mix of historical fiction, romance (in a completely non-tacky way), descriptions of places, and a little bit of humor.The book is about a young girl Jean Paget, who is left a sum of money following the death of an uncle that she never knew. As the story unfolds we learn that she was held prisoner in Malaya during World War II. During the war, Jean was especially traumatized when an Australian prisoner was crucified for helping her and her friends. With the money that she inherits, Jean travels to Malaya to have a well dug for a small village that sheltered them during the last part of the war. While in Malaya on that mission, Jean finds out that her Australian benefactor is still alive. The rest of the book covers their meeting and relationship, and how Jean spends the rest of her money.
The book moves really fast, with lots of interesting things happening all of the time. It really made me wish that I had a rich uncle who was going to leave me some money. Honestly though, I love the characters in this book. There are no bad guys, which is kind of funny, because normally they are sort of necessary, but this book does fine without them. And the two main characters are just perfect, there is nothing not to like about them.
Read it, you will like it. Thanks for the good recommendation Lynne!
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