I Published My NaNo Novel! Dave Anthony on Love, Struggle and First Drafts

Do you write based on your life experiences? We seized the opportunity to ask Dave Anthony a few questions about this very topic. Dave’s historical fiction novel, Love and Struggle: Beyond the Rubber Estates was informed by his experiences as a Catholic priest in Malaysia.

Your novel came out last year. What can you tell us about the story?

Love and Struggle: Beyond the Rubber Estates is a historical novel. It traces the struggles of Indian rubber plantation workers in Malaya through the oppressive machinations of the planters, the Indian overseers known as mandors or kanganies, and the governments under British, Japanese and again British rule.