The Light That Bends Round Corners

Laura, a successful fashion journalist based in London, finds herself uprooted from the world she knows and loves after she moves with her husband and two small children to a dilapidated bungalow in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Behind the house is an overgrown garden inhabited by monkeys, snakes and monitor lizards. A swimming pool sits in the shade of a beautiful jacaranda tree. Mariel, the Filipina maid Laura hires, hasn�_Tt seen her own children for nearly ten years.A�She�_Ts on a mission to escape her abusive past and finally marry the man she loves despite an ongoing battle against prejudice. Laura�_Ts journey is one of self-discovery, Mariel�_Ts is a fight for a better life.