Singaporean Cinderella in pursuit of expat prince
If you're seeking a vivacious, eye-opening romp through Singapore's high society, "Sarong Party Girls" could be your next favorite. Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan's novel provides a satirical yet poignant look at the city-state's social ladder through the lens of a determined protagonist. It's a cocktail of ambition, culture, and the universal quest for love, all with a dash of Singlish flair.
ISBN: 9781911630302
Authors:
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date of Publication: 2019-08-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.13
(rated by 1937 readers)
Description
A brilliant and utterly engaging novel set in modern Asia about a young woman’s rise in the glitzy, moneyed city of Singapore. On the edge of twenty-seven, Jazzy hatches a plan for her and her best girlfriends: Sher, Imo, and Fann. Before the year is out, these Sarong Party Girls will all have spectacular weddings to rich ang moh—Western expat—husbands, with Chanel babies quickly to follow. Razor-sharp, spunky, and brand-obsessed, Jazzy is a determined woman who doesn't lose. As she fervently pursues her quest to find a white husband, this bombastic yet tenderly vulnerable gold-digger reveals the contentious gender politics and class tensions thrumming beneath the shiny exterior of Singapore’s glamorous nightclubs and busy streets. Moving through her colorful, stratified world, she realizes she cannot ignore the troubling incongruity of new money and old-world attitudes which threaten to crush her dreams. Desperate to move up in Asia’s financial and international capital, will Jazzy and her friends succeed? Vividly told in Singlish—colorful Singaporean English with its distinctive cadence and slang—Sarong Party Girls brilliantly captures the unique voice of this young, striving woman caught between worlds. With remarkable vibrancy and empathy, Cheryl Tan brings not only Jazzy, but her city of Singapore, to dazzling, dizzying
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