Paul House, Author
This is the official website for information on the author Paul House. Paul is the author of the acclaimed 'Harbour', which was published in November 2009. His next book, 'Common Places' will be published in June 2010. More information on this will be added to the site as it becomes available. Also here you can find some of his earlier published poetry and other writing. The site will be updated frequently, so please check back often.
Harbour reviewed on BookSquawk:
"We identify with people, share their hopes and despairs, care about them. We feel the heat, smell the spices and less savoury aromas of people and their activities, see the lights of the islands, feel the swaying of the sampans of the floating city and breathe air which is often thick with the sticky smell and taste of opium."
"Paul House does an excellent job of displaying his characters with all their faults and strengths. Like a tapestry, he weaves their lives together, sometimes in good ways, and sometimes in ways most detrimental to their lives." |
Featured Book: 
Title: Harbour Author: Paul House Pages: 388 Publisher: Diiarts Format: Paperback Publication Date: 14 November 2009 ISBN: 978-1-907386-02-2 Price: £11.99 Buy this Paperback Format: Hardback Publication Date: 14 November 2009 ISBN: 978-1-907386-05-3 Price: £15.99 Buy this Hardback
Three cultures collide—the end of an Empire
Half a world away from the Nazi menace, Hong Kong stands at the crossroads of East and West – proud colony of the Tai-Pan and the triad, of Tao-ism and traders, of the outsider and the half-caste. But just as Britain and Europe are threatened by Hitler, so Japan is advancing relentlessly on Hong Kong. As war is declared and hostilities gather pace, this flawed, glittering society, forgotten and abandoned by its colonial masters, is turned upside down. Privilege and power, honour and chicanery, self-interest, fatalism and opportunism all collide. As these worlds fragment, a love story emerges to defy convention and culture. |
