{"title":"Epigram Bookstack","description":"Team Epigram's favourite titles!","products":[{"product_id":"sugarbread","title":"Sugarbread","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards 2017 (Best Fiction Title)\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 English (Adult) Books category\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/mother-with-a-dark-secret\" title=\"Sugarbread ST Book of the Month\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Straits Times Book Of The Month (August 2016)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Sugarbread_Sample.pdf?7964253515942964800\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/243\/Sugarbread\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1021317-Sugarbread?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=Sugarbread\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePin must not become like her mother, but nobody will tell her why. She seeks clues in Ma’s cooking when she’s not fighting other battles—being a bursary girl at an elite school and facing racial taunts from the bus uncle. Then her meddlesome grandmother moves in, installing a portrait of a watchful Sikh guru and a new set of house rules. Old secrets begin to surface but can Pin handle learning the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This novel is sensitively written, and raises important issues subtly: racism and racialisation; religiosity and its relation to identity; patriarchal values; class; and the intersection of Christianity and capitalism in the wonderful speech about 'spiritual bank accounts'. All the characters have depth and complexity and the two layers of the narrative (the experiences of Pin and of her mother Jini) are skilfully blended. There are some beautiful descriptive passages, and I like the way in which metaphors are used sparingly, but to good effect.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e—Philip Holden, editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eWriting Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e and Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2015 judge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e“Pin is an earnest and enchanting child, through whose curious and clear-sighted eyes we see family life and complications and childhood cliques and racism. But this entertaining book also has touching insights into love, hope and wisdom, and characters that will stay with you long after you finish it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ovidia Yu, author of \u003cem\u003eAunty Lee’s Chilled Revenge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is the most glorious mic drop moment in Singaporean Literature. Sugarbread is such a tender and powerful response to the many celebrated voices in Singapore that represent minority experiences through tokenism or ignore them altogether. Balli Kaur Jaswal has made me feel like my ten-year-old self could be someone’s protagonist, like my skin belongs in the pages of books in my country. She’s turned the mirrors on Singapore and our conversations about identity in a spectacular fashion. Her prose is delicate, precise and aching. Her storytelling lingers with you for days. This novel is triumphant and absolutely essential reading for anyone who cares about living in this city.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Pooja Nansi, author of \u003cem\u003eLove is an Empty Barstool\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ezp-st8UTog\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalli Kaur Jaswal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the recipient of The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist Award 2014 for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/inheritance\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInheritance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which inspired a film adaptation directed by K. Rajagopal, called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLizard on the Wall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her second novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sugarbread\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSugarbread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize and the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize, while her most recent book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick in 2018. Born in Singapore and raised in Japan, Russia and the Philippines, she studied creative writing in the United States, and has received writing fellowships from the University of East Anglia and Nanyang Technological University. Her fourth novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, will be published in the USA and UK in 2019.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18653558662,"sku":"9789814757300","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Sugarbread_SLP_by_Balli_Kaur_Jaswal_00.jpg?v=1626946230"},{"product_id":"nimitas-place","title":"Nimita's Place","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eCo-Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (English, Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Literary Work)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Nimita_s_Place-sample.pdf?9134479146464535453\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N85YYP4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Akshita_Nanda_Nimita_s_Place?id=5smFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1021331-Nimita-s-Place?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=NimitasPlace\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1944 in India and Nimita Khosla yearns to attend university to become an engineer, but her parents want a different life for her. As she accepts her fate and marries, religious upheaval is splitting the country and forcing her family to find a new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014, her granddaughter, molecular biologist Nimita Sachdev, escapes India to run away from the prospect of an arranged marriage. Staking out a future in Singapore, she faces rising anger against immigrants and uncertainty about her new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo generations apart, these two women walk divergent paths but face the same quandaries: who are we, and what is home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNimita’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a dual narrative about a central pair of richly-drawn protagonists with similar names but separate timelines; transitioning ambitiously between India and Singapore to express a tender interconnectedness that simultaneously reveals their differences as well as the commonality of their hopes and dreams across time and space.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017 Judge and author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reading\u003cem\u003e Nimita’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e feels a little like moving in to a new house ... the parallel narratives seen through the eyes of both protagonists present worlds that are initially unfamiliar, yet places that Akshita eases us into, to the point we want to call it home. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2018\/12\/31\/perusing-pages-nimitas-place-by-akshita-nanda-review\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBakchormeeboy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DMG4qqBtRjM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkshita Nanda\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Pune, India in 1979 and has lived in Singapore since 1995. She has a BSc (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and knows what to do with radioactive viruses. She has been in publishing since 2002 and joined \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e in 2007, where she currently writes about the arts. \u003cem\u003eNimita\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12380947120241,"sku":"9789814785761","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Nimita_sPlace-CVF-UK-300.jpg?v=1626926756"},{"product_id":"homeless-the-untold-story-of-a-mother-s-struggle-in-crazy-rich-singapore","title":"Homeless: The Untold Story of a Mother’s Struggle in Crazy Rich Singapore","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards (Best Non-Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Homeless-sample.pdf?952\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet the E-book on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07YMYDNHM\/\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Liyana_Dhamirah_Homeless_The_Untold_Story_of_a_Mot?id=xh6zDwAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e|    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2128026-Homeless\" title=\"Homeless on Storytel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Homeless-sample.pdf?952\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, Liyana Dhamirah was in a precarious situation: at 22, she was heavily pregnant and had no place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Liyana, home was often unstable. Once a bright teenager full of optimism, she faced uncertainty and found no support from family, government agencies and welfare groups. She had nowhere to go, no one to turn to. When she started living on a beach in Sembawang, she discovered a community of people—families—who were homeless just like her. They stuck together and watched out for each other, even when there were raids. She learned that in prosperous Singapore, the homeless are not always identifiable by appearance alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonths later, journalists eventually uncovered Liyana’s story and how she navigated a bureaucracy of obstacles. Today she is a successful entrepreneur and this is her memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eI’ve known Liyana for a decade, and I’m so glad to see her story finally in print. With Singaporeans talking more about income and wealth inequality, it’s so important to have the testimony of someone who has experienced homelessness in this city, and pay attention to what she has to say about how she ended up in that situation, and how hard it was to pull herself out of that rut. Reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomeless\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, I got a view of Singapore that I would never have otherwise encountered given my privileged position, and made me realize that there are so many assumptions, so many myths that we tell ourselves, that really need to be consigned to the rubbish heap.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Kirsten Han, journalist and author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/rational-conversations-the-silhouette-of-oppression\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silhouette of Oppression\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“This book is characteristic of the courage and generosity with which I know Liyana approaches everything in life. Her experiences, documented here, give a human face to important questions Singaporeans should be asking about meritocracy, deservedness, dignity and care.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirsten Han, editor-in-chief of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Naratif \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/rational-conversations-the-silhouette-of-oppression\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Silhouette of Oppression\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“An inspiring story for entrepreneurs of all ages. Liyana’s journey is poignantly written and shines a light on a little-known part of Singapore society. Homeless also gives some powerful lessons about the value of home.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Elim Chew, founder of 77th Street and community advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"I read—no, inhaled—the book in 2 days. I find that the writing is raw and accessible, and the stories she tell in the volume reveal insights into life lived in the margins without a roof over one's head. The struggles Liyana faced when it comes to her marriage, providing for her children and seeking aid from social welfare organizations remind me of the struggles that my own mother faced as I was growing up. Liyana's is also a story of resourcefulness—that infamous resourcefulness of mothers, especially Malay mothers, when it comes to 'making a meal out of nothing.'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Nuraliah Norasid, winner of the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiyana Dhamirah\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder of Virtual Assistants Singapore. With over fourteen years of experience in business and retail industries, she has been a community manager, senior retail associate and media executive; her first entrepreneurial venture was MommaMiia, which made and sold handicrafts and cake pops at flea markets and bazaars. Her volunteer interests include working with the National Library Board of Singapore to help children find joy in reading, as well as distributing pre-loved or new clothing to families in need. This is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29363832422513,"sku":"9789814845571","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Homeless-CVF-300_d7ebd329-cf9d-43f2-9f42-8f825463b37a.jpg?v=1627282534"},{"product_id":"elmer","title":"Elmer","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Quai des Bulles – Ouest France 2011, St. Malo, France\u003cbr\u003eWinner, Best Asian Album, Prix-Asie ACBD, France 2011\u003cbr\u003eNominated for Best New Album, Will Eisner Industry Awards, USA, 2011 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Elmer-Sample.pdf?1358\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eChickens have inexplicably gained sapience and the United Nations officially recognises the species \u003ci\u003eGallus Gallus\u003c\/i\u003e as newest members of the human race. This is the world that Jake Gallo knows, but he still has a chip on his shoulder towards mankind—he chides an employer for her biased hiring practices, scoffs at a woman who sits on him on the bus and criticises his sister when he learns she’s engaged to a man. When he gets a call early one morning, Jake rushes to the bedside of his ailing father, Elmer. Upon his death, Jake’s mother passes him Elmer’s diary, which documented his first moments of consciousness. By discovering the trauma and triumphs of his parents during the tumultuous transition period, Jake finds closure with this father and also makes peace with his own identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"One of my favourite comics. It's just heartbreaking and funny and so beautifully drawn.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Neil Gaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"Gorgeously drawn, black-and-white artwork combines with outstanding storytelling in this modern-day fable of ethnic strife, identity, friendship and family.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Francisca Goldsmith, author and critic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"The gorgeous b\u0026amp;w art, full of lush pen work and strong expressions, takes what should be a self-evidently ludicrous proposition and somehow imbues it with plausibility ... A peculiar but engaging work that deserves attention.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Elmer\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully drawn and tightly scripted family drama set in a world where the advantaged and disadvantaged live in a state of mutual distrust.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Forbidden Planet, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“This is Alanguilan’s greatest achievement, constructing a thoroughly plausible setting where fowl and man live side-by-side, if not, always in harmony.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ruel S. De Vera, \u003ci\u003ePhilippine Daily Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOriginally trained in the Philippines as an architect, \u003cstrong\u003eGerry Alanguilan\u003c\/strong\u003e (1968–2019) became a comic book artist in 1992. He began his comic career as an inker for Marvel, DC and Image, working on titles such as \u003ci\u003eWolverine\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuperman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAvengers\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Hulk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuperior\u003c\/i\u003e. In his own work, Alanguilan’s comics are tinged with social commentary. 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The new literary coming-of-age novel from Booker Prize-longlisted author Tash Aw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen his grandfather dies, a boy named Jay travels south with his family to the property he left them, a once flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair. The trees are diseased, the fields parched from months of drought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill, Jay’s father, Jack, sends him out to work the land, or whatever land is left. Over the course of these hot, dense days, Jay finds himself drawn to Chuan, the son of the farm’s manager, different from him in every way except for one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut in the fields, and on the streets into town, the charge between the boys intensifies. Inside the house, the other family members confront their own regrets, and begin to drift apart. Like the land around them, they are powerless to resist the global forces that threaten to render their lives obsolete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once sweeping and intimate, \u003cem\u003eThe South\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of what happens when private and public lives collide. It is the first in a quartet of novels that form Tash Aw’s masterful portrait of a family navigating a period of great change – a reimagined epic for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Tash Aw’s \u003cem\u003eThe South\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerising tale of love, courage, and endurance. Like any significant novel, it’s also infused with humour, longing, and other aspects of humanity too subtle and pervasive to be named by me. And, like any significant novel, it’s both heartbreaking and joyful.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Michael Cunningham, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Tash Aw presents a world as timeless as the worlds brought to us by Turgenev and V. S. Naipaul, and yet catches the subtle and unstoppable changes each generation faces. Reflecting the human entanglements that come with home, land, and homeland, \u003cem\u003eThe South\u003c\/em\u003e is a shimmeringly intelligent and elegiacally intimate novel.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Yiyun Li, author of \u003cem\u003eWednesday’s Child\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe South\u003c\/em\u003e is a sublime novel from one of the most important writers of our present.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Édouard Louis, author of \u003cem\u003eThe End of Eddy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChange\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Everything about this novel is heartstoppingly vivid: its physical and emotional and social landscapes are rendered in sumptuous, shocking detail, while its meditations on desire and family are ecstatic and devastating all at once. It’s exquisite.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Oisín McKenna, author of \u003cem\u003eEvenings and Weekends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A novel of shimmering beauty, of exquisite tenderness and longing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Andrew McMillan, author of \u003cem\u003ePhysical\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An exquisite, languorous novel about class and aspiration, family and growing up.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Observer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe South\u003c\/em\u003e blooms as an epic, unconstrained by chronology or fate. Fluent in the vocabulary of change, Tash Aw’s fifth novel gifts us a radiant and generous vision of our relationship to home, love and ourselves. I wanted to live in it forever―even knowing what I do now, about time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jemimah Wei, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTash Aw\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Taipei, in the Republic of China, and brought up in Malaysia. He moved to England in his teens and now lives in London. He is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-harmony-silk-factory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Harmony Silk Factory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which was the winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Novel and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/map-of-the-invisible-world-pos\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMap of the Invisible World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. His novel, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/five-star-billionaire-pos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive Star Billionaire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49965985268009,"sku":"9780008637613","price":32.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/71Lso97dxVL.jpg?v=1741146995"},{"product_id":"the-original-daughter","title":"The Original Daughter","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Instant #1 \u003cem\u003eStraits Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e Book Club Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Editors’ Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingapore, 1996. Before Arin, Genevieve Yang was an only child. Living with her parents and grandmother in a single-room flat in Bedok, she is saddled with an unexpected sibling when Arin appears, the shameful legacy of a grandfather long believed to be dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once collaborators and sisters, Gen and Arin grow up inseparable, navigating the intensity of life in working-class Singapore – where urgent insistence on achievement demands self-immolation in the realms of imagination, work, and play. But as the rapidly modernising, winner-take-all world threatens to leave one behind as the other’s star rises exponentially, the sisters must weigh their allegiances and bonds, the cost of success and ultimately reckon with who they’ve become. What results is a story that cracks open the fault lines of Singaporean society, our desperate need for acceptance and our yearning to be loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivid and visceral, \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaking act of empathy by a new literary star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Jemimah Wei’s debut \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e goes for all the big stuff: ambition, time, family, forgiveness, constructing the self. Thrilling, to find a new author with an appetite for the whole spectrum of living, and the skill to get it down true. A contract of sisterhood is signed, then life, then ambition, then disappointment and heartbreak and and and. Wei’s prose is delicious, propulsively hurdling us through the lives of Gen and Arin, who will live in my marrow forever. \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is so much the real deal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kaveh Akbar, bestselling author of the National Book Award nominee \u003cem\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Fiery, funny, and incisive, \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is at its core a ghost story. Once, invisibility was the hallmark of the working class, but Jemimah Wei knows in today’s world, where an internet connection allows one to walk through walls, be seen, disappear, and haunt from beyond the analog grave, a soulless transparency is power. A societal privilege ironically afforded to most everyone. This novel adroitly, yet playfully, turns the ways we see cultural appropriation, nepotism, and identity upside down. What a wise and wonderful read.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Paul Beatty, Man Booker Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Jemimah Wei’s debut novel \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is utterly engrossing. With elegantly composed, dense prose, Wei tells the story of two sisters—one who wears her ambition nakedly and loses all sense of herself when her life doesn’t turn out the way she believes it should and the other who quietly works just as hard, to vastly different ends. This is a story about how resentment can twist a woman into something unrecognizable, and how it can leave her with nothing even though she desperately wants everything. I cannot tell you how infuriating I found Genevieve, the novel’s protagonist. She makes every wrong choice possible, and cannot seem to see beyond herself at any time. And still, Wei crafts this character so well that you’re still able to harbor some empathy for her despite the unavoidable reality that she is her own worst enemy. I loved this almost claustrophobic novel about the ways unrealized ambition can turn everything someone holds dear to rot. I cannot put this damn book down.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Roxane Gay, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHunger \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“From the very first page, \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e consumed me. I soared when Gen’s and Arin’s dreams came alive; I crashed when heartache wrenched them. With rare wisdom, Jemimah Wei examines the remains of our need to belong and be loved when we chase ambition above all else. Her writing is so incisive and visceral that I did not simply read \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e; I lived it. This astonishing debut is a tour de force that I’ll never forget.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Qian Julie Wang, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Country \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I laughed, I wept, I called my mom. Instantly and utterly enchanting, reading \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e felt analogous to being a child again, pushing off real life just so I could stay in the warmth of its pages a second longer. This story of a family and its struggle for freedom, intimacy, and survival asks not just what it means to love, but love well, especially in a world where our relationships can both bond and break us. Jemimah Wei chronicles the eviscerating experience of living under the fracture of modern society with devastating care. Seismic.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jonathan Escoffery, Booker Prize nominee and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eIf I Survive You \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A beautifully crafted exploration of family, identity, and the complexities of cultural expectations. Wei is a talented, indelible writer with much to offer to a world that is in desperate need of saving.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Morgan Talty, national bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFire Exit \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Full of empathy and energy, \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a portrait of individuals striving to define themselves in a country, and era, of intense change—the debut of a true literary talent.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_tash-aw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTash Aw\u003c\/a\u003e, Booker Prize-nominated author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-harmony-silk-factory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Harmony Silk Factory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/map-of-the-invisible-world-pos\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMap of the Invisible World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/five-star-billionaire-pos\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive Star Billionaire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWe, The Survivors \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’ve rarely read such believable and compelling characters – I was captivated by them from the first page, and read in a fever, rooting for them even when they were messing up and hoping they would be able to keep finding their ways back to each other. The pressure and astronomically high stakes of Genevieve’s academic journey; the ambition and love and misguided efforts of their mother; the ties and knots of the sisters’ relationship – everything was so tenderly painted with such attention to the best kind of minutiae – much as I sometimes found it heartbreaking, I loved diving back into the rich, textured, sensory world of the book and being submerged in Genevieve’s conscious. Sometimes I think you can enjoy a book in the moment but find it hard to conjure up afterwards – \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is right there, vivid and colourful, with these strong, complex characters who are so clear to me it feels exactly like I met them on a trip to Singapore – I know they will remain with me for such a long time.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Emily Itami, author of \u003cem\u003eFault Lines\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKakigori Summer \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A heartfelt and meticulously written paean to sisterhood, the complexities of family and growing up in Singapore. Jemimah Wei is a sparkling talent.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_sharlene-teo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSharlene Teo\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/ponti\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePonti \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wei writes with a maturity that belies this novel’s status as a debut. Precise, layered and moving, \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is a book not to miss.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Glorious. . . Revelatory. . . A tragic, haunting exercise in the limitations of not-quite unconditional love. . . First-time novelist Jemimah Wei poignantly, affectingly observes an extended family that sunders from dysfunction and betrayals in \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wei’s novel glistens with often profound insights about the complicated relationship between a person’s identity and the dynamic forces of family and friendship. . . A moving debut novel about sisterhood, ambition, and the quest to become one’s true self.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wei delivers an expertly paced and moving debut, a tragedy without over-the-top drama.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist (Starred review) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Full of lush, descriptive prose. . . \u003cem\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is an assured debut, the kind of novel you want to luxuriate in, even when its Ferrante-esque attention to the consuming nature of de facto sisterhood is anguishing. In its excavation of Genevieve and Arin’s relationship, the book forces us to confront, again and again, perennial coming-of-age questions: What do we owe to those who raise us, and how much are we bound by the places we’re from?” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eForeign Policy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJemimah Wei\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised in Singapore and is currently a 2022-2024 Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. She is the recipient of fellowships, scholarships and awards from Columbia University, the Sewanee Writers' Conference, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Singapore's National Arts Council, and more. Her fiction has won the William Van Dyke Short Story Prize, has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and has been published in \u003cem\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNarrative\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNimrod\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications. She was recently named one of \u003cem\u003eNarrative’\u003c\/em\u003es ‘30 below 30’ writers, was recognized by the Best of the Net Anthologies, and is a Francine Ringold Award for New Writers honoree. For close to a decade, prior to moving to the US, she worked as a host for various broadcast and digital channels and has written and produced short films and travel guides for brands such as Laneige, Airbnb, and Nikon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJemimah presently splits her time between Singapore and the United States. She loves to talk, and takes long, excellent naps. Say hi at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jemmawei.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejemmawei.com\u003c\/a\u003e or @jemmawei on socials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50364657303849,"sku":"9781399625586","price":31.15,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Originaldaughtercovewr.jpg?v=1747644355"}],"url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/epigram-bookstack.oembed","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}