Alex Peake-Tomkinson

Gay abandon: Islands of Mercy, by Rose Tremain, reviewed

Set in both genteel Bath and malaria-ridden Borneo, Tremain’s latest historical novel is full of hectic sexuality as well as yearnings for solace

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  • Islands of Mercy

    Rose Tremain

    Chatto, pp. 368, £18

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