TEASER TUESDAY: THE HEART RADICAL BY BOYD ANDERSON

There is no accounting for the heart (The Heart Radical by Boyd Anderson, Loc 253)

Here I was, besieged by pink ribbon demanding of me an opinion, as a servant of the law, the law that its servants know is sovereign and categorical, and all I could think about now was an opinion on … what? A question of faith? How ill equipped I was to offer such a thing. How ill prepared. (The Heart Radical by Boyd Anderson, Loc 831)

This one took a little while to hook me, but once it hit its stride, I was hooked. I’m about a quarter now and keen to see how it all uncovers. Here’s the blurb:

Told primarily through the captivating voice of a young girl awakening to a world at war, The Heart Radical is the stunning new novel from the author of the bestselling Amber Road. Esteemed human rights lawyer Su-Lin Tan barely recognises Professor Paris Thumboo when he delivers a history lecture in London. For the last time she saw him was in a crowded Malayan courtroom more than half a century ago, during the trial that would change her life … It’s 1951 and Malaya is in the grip of ‘The Emergency’ between the government forces and communist rebels. Yet eight-year-old Su-Lin lives in relative ignorance of the chaos raging around her. That is until she shadows her beloved father, esteemed defence barrister K. C. Tan, as he embarks on a controversial new case – and into Su-Lin’s life walks war hero Dr Anna Thumboo, her son Paris and her lover, Toh Kei, the enigmatic leader of the jungle rebels. For Anna and Toh Kei, the trial is a matter of life and death. For Su-Lin it’s the start of a journey of discovery – about love and sacrifice, about truth and lies, and about fighting for what you believe in, whatever the cost …

Sound like something you’d read? If you want to think about it more, here’s a free chapter. PS. I do love the cover!

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!