Alexandra Carey

Alexandra Carey lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with her family from 2006 to 2013 where she worked as a volunteer for the UNHCR and wrote two children’s books, Ted Ted and the Dhobi Ghats and Ted Ted, Trouble in Tokyo. Since returning to England, she has lived by the River Deben in Suffolk and has studied creative writing. The Light That Bends Round Corners is her first novel.

Alexandra was inspired to write The Light That Bends Round Corners by her time living in Malaysia. Set in 2006, the story follows two very different women whose lives overlap and become intrinsically linked as they both face their own troubles:  Laura is a wife and mother, who finds herself having to give up her job in London as a fashion journalist and move to a beautiful but dilapidated bungalow in Kuala Lumpur. Mariel, the Filipina maid she hires, has spent her whole life dealing with injustice and abuse. Laura’s story is a journey of self-discovery. Mariel’s is a love story - a fight for a better life and to be with the man she loves.  The novel sensitively touches on themes such as abuse, love, mental health and migration.

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