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Leap of Fate

Jansen Lim

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English
Penguin Random House SEA
01 October 2024
A quirky tale of feuds, courage and redemption, set in a rural village in 1950s Singapore.

Growing up in the 1950s in a village known as Lorong Limau, a group of young

Singaporeans found themselves having to navigate livelihoods and relationships in unexpected tragicomic ways. Siblings would turn out to be lifelong enemies, money−or rather the lack of it−a crippling nightmare, love an ever posture of deception, wild gossip the coup de gr ce. In spite of it all, the unforeseen−even death itself−would every so often become a flint for courage and redemption for some of the protagonists especially Tin, a brave teenage girl who continued to defy familial odds, and Mona, a widow-turned-prostitute who was forced to thwart her own expectations.

Equal parts inspired by real-life anecdotes and borne of imagination, this story promises to lay bare the struggles and aspirations of those living in that era, a place and time unwittingly defined by societal taboos and quirky traditions long vanished from the face of contemporary Singapore. Ultimately, it's a story of what it means to be human when fate decides to take a leap.
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Imprint:   Penguin Random House SEA
Country of Publication:   Singapore
Dimensions:   Height: 1mm,  Width: 1mm, 
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9789815144901
ISBN 10:   9815144901
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jansen Lim is the author of two fiction novels, The Ties That Bite and In Rio You Love A Little More. His essays and feature articles have appeared in a range of publications from travel and lifestyle magazines to The Straits Times. He has also worked as a global project manager, lecturer and videographer, and he lives in Singapore.

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