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Set in Singapore, a tale of friendship, love, violence,
multiple murders, and the supernatural.
July 2003 | Fiction
$12 Paperback
ISBN: 1-56947-319-6
World English, trans. rights: Soho Press
Dram. rights: The Martell Agency
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"Fiona Cheong has created
a novel that obeys the laws of . . . dreams while encapsulating a particular
world (contemporary Singapore as seen through the eyes off a host of characters
of Chinese, Indian, and Malay ancestry)."
—O, The Oprah
Magazine |
"Ms. Cheong has written a
subtly subversive work. She gives tthe shadow figures substance and power."
—David
Wong Louie, The Barbarians Are Coming |
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Alone and pregnant, Shakilah Nair has returned to Singapore after a fifteen-year
exile. Her story is one of passion and violence, set in a world shared with ghosts,
vampires, and other spirits.
FIONA CHEONG was born in Singapore and is the author
of The Scent of the Gods, a novel.
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