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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

How We Disappeared

Jing-Jing Lee (author)

Paperback Published on: 06/02/2020

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Part of history that we shouldn’t forget....

This beautifully written, tender and heart shattering story has two narratives. First , we hear young Wang Di’s story. At the age of 16, she was taken into... READ MORE

Emine at Bromley

Couldn't put it down

I loved this book, excellent story and characters. A subject I didn't know much about, and one which needs a lot more coverage.

Kurde @Horsham

Synopsis

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020

Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked. Only three survivors remain, one of them a tiny child.

In a neighbouring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is bundled into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military brothel. In the year 2000, her mind is still haunted by her experiences there, but she has long been silent about her memories of that time. It takes twelve-year-old Kevin, and the mumbled confession he overhears from his ailing grandmother, to set in motion a journey into the unknown to discover the truth.

Weaving together two timelines and two life-changing secrets, How We Disappeared is an evocative, profoundly moving and utterly dazzling novel heralding the arrival of a new literary star.

Publisher information

Publisher: Oneworld Publications
ISBN: 9781786075956
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
Languages: English

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Raw, Emotional, Brilliant

Thank you to the publishers for this review copy, sorry it sat in my pile for too long but I wanted to be sure I could give it the time it deserved. Very w... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

A tough read but impossible to put down

How We Disappeared covers a part of history I knew little about and the story itself is educational in its own right. This is a part of history that is not... READ MORE

Patricia

Tough one but worth it

This is one of those books that you struggle to get into. At least that how it was for me. There were times that I didn’t feel like picking this one up ag... READ MORE

june.reads

Beautifully Heartbreaking

Found myself sobbing at this book. Beautifully written and well thought out. The ending had me in bits.

Courtney Gostic

Incredible

An eye opening book about history and love ... exceptionally written, a must read.

Kerry Corr

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