{"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","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/balli-bundle","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}