Biography & Fiction

9786164510586

River Books 232 x 170mm. 226pp., 226 col. March 2022 £19.95, Paperback

Digging Deep A Journey into Southeast Asia’s past

Charles Higham

In this unique memoir, Charles Higham, one of the great archaeologists of his generation, describes the story of how his many excavations have introduced Southeast Asia’s past to a worldwide audience. For over 50 years, he and his Thai colleagues have explored the arrival of early humans, the impact of the first farmers, the remarkable rise of social elites with the spread of metallurgy and the origins of civilisations. Once seen as a cultural backwater, Southeast Asia now takes centre stage in understanding the human past.

9786164510593

River Books 210 x 142mm. 248pp., 39 b.&w. March 2022 £16.95, Hardback

The King and the Consul A British Tragedy in Old Siam

Simon Landy

In 1856, after Britain and Siam had finalised the historic Bowring trade treaty, the violent death of a Siamese official at the new British consulate threatened to scuttle the deal and lead to war. The King and the Consul explores UK and Thai archives to reveal the twists and turns of this little-known episode. The crisis was resolved without war, but not without cost for the participants who suffered unintended tragic outcomes.

Memories of the Memories of the Black Rose Cat

Veeraporn Nitiprapha, translated by Kong Rithdee

The award-winning second novel from Veerapon Nitipraphas is a generationsspanning family saga, that explores the roots of the Chinese diaspora in Siam, played out against the backdrop of Siam’s mid-century social and political history, the most chaotic period the formation of the nation.

9786164510609

River Books 210 x 142mm., 330pp. March 2022, £9.95, Paperback

The Man Who Bent Light Father of Fibre Optics

Narinder Singh Kapany

The father of fibre optics, Narinder Singh Kapany. Fortune magazine called him ‘one of the seven unsung heroes of the 20th century’. An insightful and inspirational life story, this memoir chronicles his 90 remarkable years.

9788195256600

Roli Books 228 x 152mm., 290pp., 196 col. March 2022, £24.95, Hardback

The Lost Fragrance of Infinity

Moin Mir

A deeply passionate love story imbued with spirituality, acceptance, compassion and redemption, The Lost Fragrance of Infinity gives a much-deserved voice to Sufism and its contributions to humanity, art, mathematics, mysticism and science.

9788186939888

Roli Books 216 x 140mm., 332pp. March 2022, £19.95, Hardback