The Frangipani Tree Mystery Quotes

“I had seen enough of Western courtship rituals to know European families did little to identify, research and arrange suitable marriages. Instead, to catch the attention of potential partners, Western males had to resort to shows of strength, aggression and virility, rather like wild boars in the mating season, and Western females had to decorate themselves and their homes, like bower birds.”
― Ovidia Yu, The Frangipani Tree Mystery

“Years of balancing home and Mission School life had taught me to seize all opportunities as soon as they arose, before they could be snatched away.”
― Ovidia Yu, The Frangipani Tree Mystery

“In Pahang Sir Henry used to go shooting with the Sultan so he thought he was such a big shot. Do you get my joke? Big shot!”
― Ovidia Yu, The Frangipani Tree Mystery