It's not just the finger of fate that brings Ren and Ji Lin together. It's a finger. Ren is an 11-year-old houseboy at the deathbed of his master, Dr. MacFarland, who takes a last breath to ask the ...
Set in the early first half of the 20th century, Crossings tells the stories of four young people: Samy, Abdul and Mei Ling, Majeed, and Lily. The novel offers a rare perspective on colonial-era ...
SINGAPORE — Amid the frequent strikes and protests of the 1960s, the governing People’s Action Party (PAP) was facing fierce opposition from the communists and their supporters, against the party’s ...