Description
In a country where the past refuses to stay buried, a young narrator travels through the shifting landscapes of “the South,” confronting family histories, inherited silences, and the quiet pressures that shape identity. As memories surface and relationships strain under the weight of what’s been left unsaid, the journey becomes both a search for belonging and a reckoning with the forces—political, cultural, and personal—that determine who gets to move forward. Blending lyrical observation with emotionally precise storytelling, the novel explores themes of migration, class, and the long afterlife of trauma. With Tash Aw’s distinctive, humane style—sharp in its social insight and tender in its attention to inner life—this is a compelling, character-driven work about home, displacement, and the courage it takes to tell the truth.
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paperback
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published Jan 1, 2025
228 pages
ISBN: 9780008637620
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First Published
2025
Language
eng
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