Escape from Paradise is a current true adventure of a woman's escape from an arranged marriage. Set in Singapore, Brunei, Australia, England, and the United States, it involves Asia's famous Tiger Balm family, and a mysteriously wealthy family from Brunei.

John Harding was born in a small Fenland village in the Isle of Ely in 1951. He studied English at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and worked as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor before becoming a freelance writer. Harding is the author of two previous novels, “What We Did on Our Holiday, ” which was shortlisted for the WH Smith New Talent Award, and the acclaimed “While the Sun Shines. ”He lives in Richmond upon Thames with his wife and two sons.