{"product_id":"white-cloud-mountain","title":"White Cloud Mountain","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/White_Cloud_Mountain-Sample.pdf?v=1635490687\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e  | \u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/870\/white-cloud-mountain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the e-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAll her life, Audrey has done what is expected of her, following her father’s footsteps into the civil service, the “iron rice bowl” of Singapore. When a chance opportunity arises to attend a writing retreat in the Wonju mountains of South Korea, she grabs it, not knowing what to expect. Unexplainable things soon start happening to her, while a long-buried memory surfaces, threatening to unravel her calm and carefully-orchestrated world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Many Singaporean writers go on residencies, but do not write about them; Grace Chia is a notable exception, providing a fictional account of a residency in South Korea. She writes with insight and empathy about the spiritual and physical journey of her protagonist, Audrey—from culture shock to cultural acceptance. An exceptionally good read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Robert Yeo, poet and playwright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“Honest, detailed descriptions highlight more than physical contrasts between Audrey’s internal and external explorations at Toji Cultural Centre and sleepwalking through her life in Singapore. Following her through \u003ci\u003eWhite Cloud Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e will make you reconsider your choices—and long to visit Korea!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ovidia Yu, author of the History Tree Mystery series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Chia\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Arches of Gerrard Street\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) and \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderlusters\u003c\/i\u003e (2016); three poetry collections: \u003ci\u003ewomango\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eCordelia\u003c\/i\u003e (2012, finalist for the 2014 Singapore Literature Prize for Poetry) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/mother-of-all-questions\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother of All Questions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2017); a short story collection: \u003ci\u003eEvery Moving Thing That Lives Shall Be Food\u003c\/i\u003e (2016); a chapbook: \u003ci\u003eThe Cuckoo Conundrum\u003c\/i\u003e (2016); and two non-fiction titles. She is also the editor of the prose anthology \u003ci\u003eWe R Family\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). The inaugural NAC-NTU Writer-in-Residence for 2011–12, she has judged regional and national poetry competitions and taught creative writing at Nanyang Technological University and DigiPen-Singapore Institute of Technology. \u003ci\u003eWhite Cloud Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is her third novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39469695074417,"sku":"9789814901963","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/WhiteCloudMountain-CV.jpg?v=1632831243","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/white-cloud-mountain","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}