The Memory Police is a new translation of one of Japan’s foremost writers
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A novel of the Haenyeo divers of Korea
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Friendship is the the light that sustains two girls torn apart by poverty
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Like the best speculative fiction, Thea Lim’s novel has plenty to say about today’s world.
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‘Quirky’ is a word often used to describe Sayaka Murata’s ‘Convenience Store Woman’.
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A rich and complex narrative of divided loyalties…
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The Concubine’s Child… About the Book: An evocative, multi-generational tale of a family haunted by the death of a young concubine in 1930s Malaysia. In 1930s Malaya a sixteen-year-old girl, dreaming of marriage to her sweetheart, is sold as a concubine to a rich old man desperate for an…
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Ponti is a story of modern teenage alienation set against the dark currents of folklore.
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Half a billion Chinese readers can’t be wrong.
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I may not be doing a real-world tour for the publication of The Concubine’s Child, but the novel is busy touring the digital world. Thank you to the many reader/reviewers who have taken the time to read my baby and craft their opinions. Much love. Cx
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