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A story of two young Peranakans growing up and falling in love in pre-war colonial Singapore Inspired by a true story, Showers of Luck follows the life of two characters, Lily and Khalid. Lily is a hard-working young nyonya who stays with a distant aunt's family, following the advice of a fortune-teller that she should be given away after birth. She develops a crush on her handsome Muslim neighbour, Khalid, who is trying to fulfil his filial duties to his estranged parents and to do his best f…
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- Author: Nadia Ayesha
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Sea
- Year: 2023
- Pages: 252
- ISBN-10: 9815017977
- ISBN-13: 9789815017977
- Format: 13.5 x 21.6 x 1.4 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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A story of two young Peranakans growing up and falling in love in pre-war colonial Singapore
Inspired by a true story, Showers of Luck follows the life of two characters, Lily and Khalid. Lily is a hard-working young nyonya who stays with a distant aunt's family, following the advice of a fortune-teller that she should be given away after birth. She develops a crush on her handsome Muslim neighbour, Khalid, who is trying to fulfil his filial duties to his estranged parents and to do his best for the upcoming Senior Cambridge Examinations.Spanning a period of two years in pre-war Singapore, against the backdrop of a world preparing to go to war, Lily and Khalid's paths intersect time and again. Consumed by their desires, the couple navigate societal judgment and challenge familial expectations in a brave attempt to start a new life together.
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- Author: Nadia Ayesha
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Sea
- Year: 2023
- Pages: 252
- ISBN-10: 9815017977
- ISBN-13: 9789815017977
- Format: 13.5 x 21.6 x 1.4 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
A story of two young Peranakans growing up and falling in love in pre-war colonial Singapore
Inspired by a true story, Showers of Luck follows the life of two characters, Lily and Khalid. Lily is a hard-working young nyonya who stays with a distant aunt's family, following the advice of a fortune-teller that she should be given away after birth. She develops a crush on her handsome Muslim neighbour, Khalid, who is trying to fulfil his filial duties to his estranged parents and to do his best for the upcoming Senior Cambridge Examinations.Spanning a period of two years in pre-war Singapore, against the backdrop of a world preparing to go to war, Lily and Khalid's paths intersect time and again. Consumed by their desires, the couple navigate societal judgment and challenge familial expectations in a brave attempt to start a new life together.
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