{"product_id":"the-gatekeeper","title":"The Gatekeeper","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Fiction\nTitle \u0026amp; Best Book Cover Design\u003cbr\u003e\nShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018, Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\nWinner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen young medusa Ria inadvertently turns an entire village\nto stone, she and her older sister flee to Nelroote, an underground settlement\npopulated by other non-humans also marginalised by society. There she becomes\ntheir gatekeeper, hoping to seek redemption and love…until her friendship with\na man from above threatens to dismantle the city she swore to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuraliah Norasid\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and educator with a\nPhD in Creative Writing from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where she\ncurrently teaches writing and communication. Her work, primarily in speculative\nfiction, occasionally delves into realism and has appeared in various\npublications, including \u003ci\u003eWasafiri,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFish Eats Lion Redux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSinga\nPura-Pura\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMynah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e. Her\ndebut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Epigram Books Fiction Prize in\n2016 and was named Best Fiction Title at the Singapore Book Awards in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNuraliah enjoys exploring neighbourhoods, walking along park\nconnectors and playing video games. She also has a passion for dinosaurs, rocks\nand cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44907695276239,"sku":"9789811700903","price":29.32,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_5f3f6a07-0cbf-43f5-8d5d-9bdaaeaf0b00.webp?v=1773302177","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-gatekeeper","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}