History

Books are the perfect escapism, enabling the reader to be transported to a different land. I especially love reading novels that are set in a destination I’ve travelled, or even better, whilst I’m actually there. When a novel is set in a destination that you’ve personally connected with, the story grips you that little bit …

Penang’s location on the northwest coast of Malaysia, at the intersection of numerous cultures, countries, and trade routes, has always shaped its history. From a small island integral to regional trade, a strategic European possession to be fought over, to its recent history as a post-independence Malaysian success story, Penang’s fortunes have constantly changed throughout …