{"product_id":"city-of-small-blessings-paperback","title":"City Of Small Blessings (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 0.9375rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eWinner, Singapore Literature Prize, 2010 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAwardee, SEA Write award, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0.9375rem; margin-bottom: 0.9375rem;\"\u003eA Singaporean retires, migrates and then returns. But, he slowly finds, there is no simple return to the place called home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0.9375rem; margin-bottom: 0.9375rem;\"\u003eOnce a well-known public figure who contributed to the country, he is now outside the rush of workdays, on the fringe of the city he barely recognises, distanced from his wife and son, even as he loves them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0.9375rem; margin-bottom: 0.9375rem;\"\u003eA letter comes from the government and he begins the journey. In the present, he must find a way to face the new men of authority. In the past, he must confront old sacrifices and struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0.9375rem; margin-bottom: 0.9375rem;\"\u003eHe regrets. He loves. He cycles and discovers...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0.9375rem; margin-bottom: 0.9375rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: inherit; text-size-adjust: none; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCity of Small Blessings\u003c\/span\u003e is layered and nuanced. Telling the story of one man, it is a complex lens that exposes the tragedies and blessings in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45010381930703,"sku":"9789811878442","price":27.25,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_507176a6-1a81-44d6-9344-97439278e5c4.png?v=1777438421","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/city-of-small-blessings-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}