{"product_id":"light-between-us","title":"The Light Between Us","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe Time Traveler's Wife meets Crazy\nRich Asians in this speculative romance set against Singapore's tumultuous\npast. Immersed in Southeast Asian history, time-travel, and an impossible love\nstory, The Light Between Us is perfect for readers of literary historical\nfiction and modern romantasy alike. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAt work one night, photography archivist\nCharlie Sze-Toh receives a misdirected letter from Wang Tian Wei, a 1920s\ncolonial era Chinese photographer. Through a mysterious digital folder at her\nend and photographic plates at his, they begin a conversation that leads to a\ntranscendental romance that spans lifetimes. In his time, Tian Wei scours a\nturbulent Singapore for his missing friend, Aiko, leading him to the perfumed\nchambers of a Japanese brothel. Meanwhile, in the modern day, Charlie struggles\nagainst a family dynamic dominated by her stepmother, a manipulative matriarch\nwho uses family secrets as bargaining chips. \u003c\/span\u003eCommunication starts to become\ndifficult and Tian Wei’s letters are tinged by the increasing threat of\nJapanese Occupation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWill one last fate-defying letter from Charlie allow Tian\nWei to keep their love alive? Inspired by her research into Singaporean\nhistorical archives, Elaine Chiew weaves Chinese mythology and early 20th\ncentury colonial Singapore into this speculative epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eElaine Chiew is a\nLondon-based author, Creative Writing teacher, and mentor. Her short story\ncollection, 'The Heartsick Diaspora' received coverage in The Guardian, The\nSingapore Straits Times, BookRiot, and Esquire Singapore. She is also a\ntwo-time winner of the Bridport International Short Story Prize, and has been\nanthologised in the U.S., Asia, and UK, recently in 'The Best Asian Short\nStories' (2021) and BBC Radio 4. Her first novel, 'The Light Between Us', was\nlonglisted for the inaugural Cheshire Novel Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44800021889231,"sku":"9781915584670","price":32.65,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_02f06630-7b44-4b6a-8c16-e8a61c1cd0bf.jpg?v=1777004920","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/light-between-us","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}