Shifting between the perspectives of an estranged father and his daughter, the narrative follows this reunion between strangers against a Southeast Asian landscape.
Alternating between the perspectives of a 17-year-old Nyonya girl and her strong-willed mother, the novel tells an important tale of resilience, womanhood and family admist a harrowing time in Malaya's history.
Published in May this year, the book draws from the Singaporean author's personal experiences and follows a pair of sisters as they grow up together and eventually, apart.
