Summary
Singapore - a trading post where different lives jostle and mix. It is 1927, and three young people are starting to question whether this in-between island can ever truly be their home.
Mei Lan comes from a famous Chinese dynasty but yearns to free herself from its stifling traditions; ten-year-old Howard seethes at the indignities heaped on his fellow Eurasians by the colonial British; Raj, fresh off the boat from India, wants only to work hard and become a successful businessman.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099546245 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099546248 |
| Author: | Meira Chand |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 341g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
“This meticulously researched book is alive with engrossing detail, whether on the odour of Chinatown, the privations of a guerilla camp or the appalling rituals of foot binding.”
This extraordinary book traces the island’s story through to 1956 and independence … I thoroughly recommend it * Daily Mail *
An exotic, challenging, and heartbreaking novel. – Hong Ying, author of Daughter of the River
this meticulously researched book is alive with engrossing detail, whether on the odour of Chinatown, the privations of a guerilla camp or the appalling rituals of foot binding. – Mayi Jaggi * Guardian *
This exciting and well-written book describes the city as a meeting point between east and west. What a fascinating place! * Waterstone’s Book Quarterly *
About The Author
Meira Chand
Meira Chand is the author of seven previous novels and is of Indian-Swiss parentage. Born and educated in London, she has lived most of her adult life in Japan, apart from some time in India during the seventies. In 1997 she moved to Singapore. She is involved in several programmes to mentor young writers in Singapore, and has recently been writer in residence at Mansfield College, Oxford and also at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia.
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