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The Man who Collected Women Condition:Like New Annan recounts the highs andThe eccentric Mr Hare as he was known to Sophia, the first wife of Singapore founder Thomas Stamford Raffles and his Asian harem are brought vividly to life in this work of historical fiction set in Southeast Asia. Arthur Grimsby is an ageing expat in 1960s Singapore. Museum curator, ornithologist, freshly bereaved, he fears Singapore's looming independence and his redundancy and tries to complete one final piece of the life story of an eccentric 19th