{"product_id":"a-bit-of-earth","title":"A Bit Of Earth","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Bit of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSuchen Christine Lim\u003c\/b\u003e deftly\nweaves historical fact and a fiery imagination in a visually powerful\nmulticultural story that spans three generations and four decades—proving once\nagain that she is one of Asia’s leading fiction writers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMalaya. A land of unparalleled richness. For centuries, the peninsula has\nattracted fortune hunters, money-grabbing pirates and migrants seeking a better\nlife. Among those whose lives are rooted in the Malayan soil are three\nfamilies: the Wongs, sons of the Chinese earth; the Wees, subjects of the\nEnglish gods; and the Mahmuds, scions of the Malayan soil; each with different\ndreams for the bit of earth they live on. Their destinies meet and this clash\nof hopes inevitably leads to tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuchen Christine Lim\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author\nof novels, short stories, children’s stories and a non-fiction book.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2012 she was awarded the Southeast Asia Write Award for her body of\nwork. \u003ci\u003eFistful of Colours\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the inaugural Singapore\nLiterature Prize, is cited as a classic Singapore novel. Among other acclaimed\nworks are \u003ci\u003eRice Bowl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe River’s Song\u003c\/i\u003e. Her\nlatest work of fiction \u003ci\u003eDearest Intimate\u003c\/i\u003e was published in\nOctober 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwarded a Fullbright grant, Suchen was a Fellow in the University of Iowa’s\nInternational Writing Program and later its Writer in Residence. She was also a\nFellow in Creative Writing at the Nanyang Technological University, and has\nheld writing residences in the US, UK, Australia, South Korea, the Philippines,\nVietnam and Myanmar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807791837391,"sku":"9789815084443","price":23.44,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_68e44ed2-bf30-4982-a6ca-dedfc2733586.webp?v=1777008624","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/a-bit-of-earth","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}