Brown Jade is a story of Hope. A story of effort and achievement, family and friendship.
When the vicissitudes of life make a dramatic entrance, it is even more important to keep one's dream alive.
Jen, the central character, has all the qualities and the foresight to see the road ahead
that is filled with promise, yet she hesitates. This trait resides in Jen as in all of us.
At some point in her life she learns about courage, and acquires the wisdom that enables her to make the right choice.
Read about the exoticism of a different culture.
The book opens a window for you to experience the vibrancy of a cosmopolitan environment that
is tempered by an equatorial climate, lush greenery, swaying palm trees and exquisite food.
Life in 1950's Malaya for the heroine was unkind-hardship and poverty was all she knew.
With an ailing mother close to death, and three siblings to look out for, responsibility weighed
heavily on her shoulders. In the midst of all the changes a stranger enters the family's broken world,
life is destines to be different....