The White Pearl

Malaya, 1941. As the glamorous wife of a plantation owner, Connie Hadley's life appears pampered and comfortable. But she is hiding devastating secrets that could destroy her marriage.

Life is changed for ever on the day of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. As Japanese Zero aircraft attack the town of Palur, Connie takes the decision to flee to Singapore on the family's boat, The White Pearl. She sails with her husband and son, three friends and the enigmatic boat dealer Fitzpayne, who is the only one who can navigate the islands of the South China Sea.

In desperation, short of food and constantly in danger, fear strips away good manners; tensions arise on the yacht and anger causes deadly divisions between friends...

Short-listed for Romantic Novelists' Association Award 2013 (UK)

“The White Pearl has all the ingredients of the best kinds of holiday reads - grand adventure, drama, romance . . . The setting is sweeping, the story big, and the description vivid”

Exhilarating . . . An engrossing read Publishers Weekly
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Kate Furnivall was born in Wales and now lives in Devon. This is her fifth novel. Visit her website at

AUTHOR APPROVEDEdinburgh Guides to Islamic FinanceSeries Editor: Rodney WilsonEdinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance is a series of short guides to key areas in Islamic finance, offering an independent academic perspective and a critical treatment.The global financial crisis of 2008 has increased the need for risk management in Islamic banks. However, the process is complicated: Islamic banks worldwide provide diverse financial facilities and services under one roof, yet lack a uniform risk map and a structured risk management framework.This guide provides a structured process (including risk identification, measurement and mitigation) for managing risks in Islamic banks, and presents highlights of risk management in conventional banks. It uses simulated Islamic bank financial statements to demonstrate the integrated risk management process, and investigates risk regulatory insights which have implications for banking policy.Key Features Covers the critical aspects of the subject: credit or default risk, liquidity risk, market risk, operational risk, Shari'ah risk and displaced commercial risk Presents risk analysis and mitigation on the contract level and the overall bank level Uses a simulated Islamic bank with its key financial statements: balance sheet, income statement and profit distribution model Provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems Features a glossary of key Arabic terms and abbreviationsRania Abdelfattah Salem is a Lecturer in Finance at the German University in Cairo.Cover design:[EUP logo]

Malaya, 1941. As the glamorous wife of a plantation owner, Connie Hadley's life appears pampered and comfortable. But she is hiding devastating secrets that could destroy her marriage.Life is changed for ever on the day of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. As Japanese Zero aircraft attack the town of Palur, Connie takes the decision to flee to Singapore on the family's boat, The White Pearl. She sails with her husband and son, three friends and the enigmatic boat dealer Fitzpayne, who is the only one who can navigate the islands of the South China Sea.In desperation, short of food and constantly in danger, fear strips away good manners; tensions arise on the yacht and anger causes deadly divisions between friends...

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