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Sembawang: A Novel

by Kamaladevi Aravindan, Anitha Devi Pillai
Sembawang: A Novel
Sembawang: A Novel

Multigenerational drama within a Singaporean naval community.

If you enjoy rich tapestries of interconnected lives, "Sembawang: A Novel" might resonate with you. It's a journey through the complexities of family, society, and love in a historical Singaporean setting. It's not just about the individual characters, but how they're woven into the fabric of their community, lending it authenticity and heart. The challenges and triumphs of life in Sembawang will likely stay with you, reflecting the universal throes of human connection and change.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Sembawang: A Novel

by Kamaladevi Aravindan, Anitha Devi Pillai
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ISBN: 9789814893282
Authors: Kamaladevi Aravindan, Anitha Devi Pillai
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)
Date of Publication: 2020-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Drama, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, War, Theatre
Goodreads rating: 4.21
(rated by 34 readers)

Description

A historical fiction novel set in Singapore in the 1960s spanning a period of five decades. Sembawang is home away from home for a tightly-knit community of bachelors and families who work at Her Majesty’s Naval Base. Behind closed doors, a matriarch controls her daughters-in-law’s movements. A bachelor from Kerala pines by his window for his forbidden lover. A maid from a rubber estate across the border aches to hold her young son once more. An inter-racial love between a conservative Tamil woman and a worldly Chinese man wreaks havoc in the life of an innocent bystander. The idyllic village life is shaken when two midwives are viciously attacked at the maternity clinic, and again when one of their own beloved residents meets with an unnatural death. As catastrophes strike, the village comes together as one. A dramatic sweeping saga of Sembawang families across five decades.
 

Multigenerational drama within a Singaporean naval community.

If you enjoy rich tapestries of interconnected lives, "Sembawang: A Novel" might resonate with you. It's a journey through the complexities of family, society, and love in a historical Singaporean setting. It's not just about the individual characters, but how they're woven into the fabric of their community, lending it authenticity and heart. The challenges and triumphs of life in Sembawang will likely stay with you, reflecting the universal throes of human connection and change.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.