Length9h 18m
About this audiobook
Stella was ten when her family sold her. Traded for a debt in Singapore and indentured into a bar, the nights blurred into smoke and music. Stella learned too young that smiles are armour, silence a weapon, and hope a dangerous thing to keep.
One storm-lashed night, as the piano played its final note and the street below burned red with lantern light, Stella made a choice that would define her life. She jumped.
In the backstreets of Singapore, Stella rebuilt herself from nothing, finding work in kitchens, she saved coins in a tin hidden beneath the floorboards, and learnt to read from newspapers.
Once she had enough money for a working passage, she boarded a ship bound for Sydney, Australia. There, in the heat and grind of hotel kitchens, she earned a reputation for beautifully presented, unforgettable food. Her talent built a name. Her determination built independence.
Stella is a powerful Edwardian-era historical story of survival, migration, and a woman who refused to disappear
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction
Length9 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 20, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
1514. Unexpected Visitor
21. Lotus Bar
1615. Offer
32. Breaking Point
1716. Competition
43. Kitchen Sanctuary
1817. Shining Bright
54. Gosts of the Past
1918. Singapore Shadows
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65. Hope Box
2019. Trap
76. Place of Her Own
2120. Confrontation
87. Closing In
2221. News Story
98. Leaving Singapore
2322. Proposal
109. Life at Sea
2423. Negotiation
1110. Harbour Lights
2524. Stella's Hotel
1211. The Boarding House
26About the author
1312. The Banksia Hotel
27Also by
1413. Elevation
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