And the Rain My Drink is a novel set against the backdrop of the ‘Malayan Emergency’ during the late 1940s and 1950s. In this conflict, Communist forces fought to gain independence for Malaya from the British Empire. The novel, which has been regarded as semi-autobiographical, is a description of the guerrilla war of Chinese rubber workers against the government. It focuses on efforts to secure a steady supply of food and other necessities to the Communist guerrilla forces hiding in the jungle. Suyin, who worked at the Johor Bahru General Hospital in Malaysia during the 1950s, was sympathetic to the Communist insurgents, and her novel was perceived to be very anti-British. Han Suyin (c1916 - 2012) was born in Xinyang, Henan, China. Her father was a Belgian-educated Chinese engineer, while her mother was Flemish. Her best-known novel, A Many-Splendored Thing, was made into a film as Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955). Published by Penguin in 1961. Book is in good condition. Binding intact.  Classic Orange Penguin binding.