One morning in Singapore more than fifty years ago, The Venerable One, takes a walk by a cemetery. There, a young village egg-seller, Silver Frond, is amusing herself with a comic song-and-dance act based on popular gossip - about him...
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- Author:LIM, CatherineSummary:
- Author:Morris, HeatherSummary:
This program is read by Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey. It also includes a dedication, author's note, and two afterwords, all read by the author, as well as two songs by the Sydney Women's...
- Author:Kwan, KevinSummary:
Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend, is back with an uproarious new novel of a family riven by fortune, an ex-wife driven psychotic with jealousy, a battle royal fought through couture gown...
- Author:Jaswal, Balli KaurSummary:
CRAZY RICH ASIANS meets THE HELP! From Reese's Book Club veteran Balli Kaur Jaswal comes an absolute tour de force-the wildly entertaining and sharply observed story of three women who work in the homes of Singapore's elite,...
- Author:Ho, LaurenSummary:
Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones's Diary in this funny and irresistible debut novel about the pursuit of happiness, surviving one's thirties intact, and opening oneself up to love. At thirty-three, Andrea Tang is living...
- Author:Lim, CatherineSummary:
On the way to her wedding to the son of a wealthy Singaporean family, Yin Ling sees a dead baby - a bad omen. Her marriage is necessary for it will give her money to pay for her mother's cancer treatment, but it means denying her dreams...
- Author:Kwan, KevinSummary:
When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't...
- Author:Kwan, KevinSummary:
Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians, is back with a wickedly funny new novel of social climbing, secret e-mails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged...