The Riverboat and the Shadow of the City follows Eddy, a curious twelve-year-old who finds an escape from his structured life by befriending a riverboat operator named Uncle Mutu. Together, they navigate the murky waters of the Klang and Gombak rivers, discovering a "hidden city" beneath the bridges and behind the skyscrapers of Kuala Lumpur. Through their journey, Eddy learns about the...
The Peranakan Doll’s Journey is a lyrical historical fiction that follows Lily, a beautifully crafted Peranakan doll, as she passes through four generations of a family in Penang, Malaysia. From her creation in 1898 for a young girl named Anna, to surviving wartime upheaval with Eddy, inspiring academic Vivian, and connecting mixed-race Emma to her roots, Lily becomes a silent witness to love...
