{"title":"Fiction Bundles","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"balli-bundle","title":"Balli Bundle","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eSugarbread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInheritance\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 \u003cem\u003eSugarbread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Inheritance_Sample_40eae1df-90e2-467a-aa6a-d7f72abb7bcd.pdf?v=1472112279\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Inheritance_Sample_40eae1df-90e2-467a-aa6a-d7f72abb7bcd.pdf?v=1472112279\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLook inside \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInheritance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eIn 1971, teenaged Amrit disappears from her house in the middle of the night. Although her absence is brief, she returns a different person, and the event causes fissures to develop that threaten to unravel her traditional Punjabi Sikh family. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next two decades, as Singapore’s political, social and cultural landscapes change, the family’s attempts to cope with the shifts lead to some disastrous consequences. How do we confront our legacies, and, when necessary, how do we accept change?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInheritance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a universal story of family, identity and belonging.\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\n\u003cdiv id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 37px; top: 349px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32175427059825,"sku":"","price":48.42,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Balli-bundle.png?v=1604893279"},{"product_id":"ebfp-2020-bundle","title":"Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2020 Bundle","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eHow the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fisherman King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Good True Thai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Java Enigma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/ManInGreen-Sample.pdf?v=1606283342\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/ManInGreen-Sample.pdf?v=1606283342\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a renegade prophet vanishes in a cloud of pigeons in Kuala Lumpur, chorister and first witness Gabriel finds himself press-ganged into a wild road trip down the Malaysian coast. Meanwhile, in a sleepy town by the sea, Lydia traces the links between her late grandaunt’s eccentric lover and her involvement in the Communist Emergency. As Lydia and Gabriel enter a shadowy mythology of serpents, Sufi saints and plainclothes gods, they must grapple with the theologies and histories they once trusted, in a country more perilously punk than they’d ever conceived of. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/FishermanKing-Sample.pdf?v=1607486191\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEight years ago, Lisan the fisherman, who has always believed he was descended from royalty, left his wife and the Water Village. Now he’s back, and he says he can prove it. Six hundred years ago, a forbidden relationship between the royal children of Brunei set into motion a chain of events that will end with the death of a king...or the death of a god. As the story of Lisan’s true intentions – and what he was really doing in those years away – unravels, the story of those doomed royal children also spins to its inevitable conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/A_Good_True_Thai_sample.pdf?v=1604904340\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/A_Good_True_Thai_sample.pdf?v=1604904340\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1970s Thailand, three young people meet each other with fateful results.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDet has just lost his mother, the granddaughter of a king. He clings to his best friend Chang, a smart boy from the slums, as they go to college. While there, Det falls for Lek, a Chinese immigrant with radical ideals. Longing for glory, Det journeys into his friends’ political circles, and then into the Thai jungle to fight. During Thailand’s most famous period of political and artistic openness, these three friends must reconcile their deep feelings for one another with the realities of perilous political revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheJavaEnigma-Sample.pdf?v=1604904248\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAfter missing her father’s funeral, Irin Omar finds her orderly librarian life with the Borobudur restoration project turned upside down as she inherits a safe deposit box containing an unknown item as part of her father’s will. Chasing answers across Asia and Europe, her historical knowledge and love for her father persists as she tries to uncover some of the archipelago’s biggest hidden secrets while discovering a few familial skeletons of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32236638699633,"sku":"","price":89.64,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP2020-bundle.png?v=1607486455"},{"product_id":"sebastian-bundle","title":"Sebastian Sim Bundle","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eLet's Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Riot Act\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd the Award Goes to Sally Bong!\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\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\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\/GimmeLao_sample.pdf?14697544053020664336\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e |   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/244\/Lets-Give-It-Up-for-Gimme-Lao\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I don’t aspire to be nice. I do what is necessary to get what I want.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn on the night of the nation’s independence, Gimme Lao is cheated of the honour of being Singapore’s firstborn son by a vindictive nurse. This forms the first of three things Gimme never knows about himself, the second being the circumstances surrounding his parents’ marriage, and the third being the profound (but often unintentional) impact he has on other people’s lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTalented, determined and focused, young Gimme is confident he can sail the seven seas, but he does not anticipate his vessel would have to carry his mother’s ambition, his wife’s guilt and his son’s secret. Tracing social, economic and political issues over the past 50 years, this humorous novel uses Gimme as a hapless centre to expose all of Singapore’s ambitions, dirty linen and secret moments of tender humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNominated for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards, Best Literary Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\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\/RiotAct_sample.pdf?14858792235471357872\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |  Get the E-book on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N7KPDZJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sebastian_Sim_The_Riot_Act?id=k5SFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions abound in the aftermath of the Little India riot. Hashwini wonders if she triggered the chaos. Jessica asks if she should reveal what truly happened in the ambulance. Sharon thinks that the catastrophe could be what she needs to boost her political career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lives of three women intertwine when accident and coincidence collide. In Gimme Lao!-style hilarity, they become wrapped up in a web of truth, deception and political connections. This is a perceptive, fast-paced romp that asks “what if” of the riot that recently shook Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCo-Winner of the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/AndtheAwardGoestoSallyBong_Sample.pdf?v=1634010211\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an exemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on the margins, upending everything she has learned in school. In a follow-up to the hilarious\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLet’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/i\u003e, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nation’s psyche with more shrewd humour than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egrew up in a two-room HDB flat with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot one to shy away from the road less taken, he has travelled around the world to soak up different experiences and cultures, and tried his hand in diverse industries: a bartender at Boat Quay, an assistant outlet manager at McDonald’s, an insurance salesman, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012, and his first English-language novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/fiction\/products\/lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2016), was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32270157250673,"sku":null,"price":72.63,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Sebastian-bundle_39a1d4f1-273a-4ba5-a0b9-5c626803cd1f.jpg?v=1634010279"},{"product_id":"epigram-books-fiction-prize-2021-bundle","title":"Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2021 Bundle","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eAnd the Award Goes to Sally Bong!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Formidable Miss Cassidy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCo-Winner of the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/AndtheAwardGoestoSallyBong_Sample.pdf?v=1634010211\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e    |    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/857\/and-the-award-goes-to-sally-bong\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet the e-book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an exemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on the margins, upending everything she has learned in school. In a follow-up to the hilarious\u003ci\u003e Let’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/i\u003e, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nation’s psyche with more shrewd humour than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCo-Winner of the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheFormidableMissCassidy_Sample.pdf?v=1635490081\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1890s Singapore, the formidable Miss Leda Cassidy arrives as paid companion to Sarah Jane Bendemeer, whose family suffers under the thrall of Southeast Asia's most terrifying hantu. But there's more to Miss Cassidy than meets the eye, and she's faced down worse in her life than a pontianak.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e However, she may have met her match in the indefatigable businessman, Mr Kay Wing Tong, whose large and constantly-growing family clearly requires female supervision—especially of the particular kind Miss Cassidy can provide. Ill omens and strange happenings surround Mr Kay and his colourful family, and Miss Cassidy must find a way to defend the ones she has learned to love. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39623847936113,"sku":"","price":48.42,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-2021-Bundle-V3.jpg?v=1639749875"},{"product_id":"skinny-bibik-bundle","title":"Skinny Bibik Bundle","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\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-skinny-bibik-new-cover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere's No Such Thing as a Skinny Bibik (New Cover)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie has always been too tall, too skinny and too wild to ever be considered a proper nyonya. 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