Leila

Robin Jenkins returned to the Far East in the 1950s for ""Leila"", a tender love story involving a Scottish teacher, Andrew Sandilands, and Leila, the exotically beautiful daughter of a local politician. Leila is, like her father, implicated in the revolutionary tremors shaking the small country and the lovers are soon torn between the small-minded mores of the expatriate community and Leila's determined efforts to play a role in her country's future. The masked oppression of the regime forms the backdrop to a novel where personal dramas collide with the legacies of colonialism A Scotsman in 1950s Asia becomes entangled in love and political unrest: "As a storyteller, Jenkins has few equals." — Tribune Set in the Far East in the 1950s, Leila is a tender love story involving a Scottish teacher, Andrew Sandilands, and Leila, the exotically beautiful daughter of a local politician. Leila is, like her father, implicated in the revolutionary tremors shaking the small country, and the lovers are soon torn between the small-minded mores of the expatriate community and Leila's determined efforts to play a role in her country's future. The masked oppression of the regime forms the backdrop to a novel where personal dramas collide with the legacies of colonialism, in this absorbing novel from the prize-winning author of The Cone Gatherers . "A remarkable writer." — The Times Set On The Tropical Island Of Savu, In The South China Sea, This Is A Tender Love Story Involving Scottish Teacher Andrew Sandilands And Leila, The Exotically Beautiful Daughter Of A Local Politician. Robin Jenkins. Originally Published: 1995. Introduction By Leila Aboulela--p. [1] Of Cover.