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The Light Between Us

by Elaine Chiew
RM44.00 MYR
The Light Between Us
The Light Between Us

Tender diaspora stories of family, distance, belonging

This looks like a thoughtful pick if you enjoy literary fiction that lingers on relationships and the quiet ache of connection across places. Even from the title alone, it suggests emotional nuance, the kind of book readers often describe as gentle but piercing. If you like stories about what holds people together despite separation, this could be a deeply satisfying read.

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.
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The Light Between Us

by Elaine Chiew
RM44.00 MYR
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ISBN: 9781915584670
Authors: Elaine Chiew
Publisher: Neem Tree Press
Date of Publication: 2024-09-10
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Historical Romance, War, World War II, Fantasy Romance, Mythology, Classics, Asian Literature, Japanese Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.55
(rated by 108 readers)

Description

The Light Between Us is a Southeast Asian historical romance that defies time and space as an archivist explores Singapore’s tumultuous past through a supernatural connection. When photography archivist Charlie Sze-Toh receives a misdirected letter from Wang Tian Wei, a 1920s colonial-era Chinese photographer, a conversation begins through a mysterious digital folder and photographic plates, sparking a romance that spans lifetimes. In Tian Wei’s era, he searches for his missing friend Aiko, navigating the turbulent streets and the perfumed chambers of a Japanese brothel. In the modern day, Charlie fights to maintain control within a family dynamic dominated by her stepmother, a manipulative matriarch who uses secrets as bargaining chips. As Tian Wei’s letters become tinged by the threat of the Japanese Occupation, will a final letter from Charlie allow their love to endure? Inspired by Elaine Chiew’s archival research into Singaporean history, The Light Between Us weaves Chinese mythology and early 20th‑century colonial Singapore into a sweeping speculative epic. Praise from Melissa Fu, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Hannah Vincent, and Mahita Vas highlights its rich language, immersive memory-work, and willingness to blend love, photography, and history into a genre-defying narrative.
 

Tender diaspora stories of family, distance, belonging

This looks like a thoughtful pick if you enjoy literary fiction that lingers on relationships and the quiet ache of connection across places. Even from the title alone, it suggests emotional nuance, the kind of book readers often describe as gentle but piercing. If you like stories about what holds people together despite separation, this could be a deeply satisfying read.

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.