History through the eyes of Raffles' two wives

Olivia & Sophia by Rosie Milne S$18.50 before GST (S$19.80 with GST) 432pp Paperback Available from leading bookstores in Singapore

Rating: B

SIR Stamford Raffles had two wives. Consecutively, not concurrently. If you didn't know that, or are curious to imagine more of what Raffles' personal, domestic life would have been like, then Olivia and Sophia, by Singapore-based author Rosie Milne, would be a good book to pick up.