BOOK #3 The South by Tash Aw
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The South by Tash Aw is set in 1990s rural Malaysia during a severe drought. The novel (288 pages) follows a teenager named Jay as his family relocates to an inherited, decaying farm, where an intense connection forms between him and the manager's son.
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'Spellbinding' THE TIMES
'An exquisite, languorous novel' OBSERVER
'Heartstoppingly vivid' OISIN MCKENNA
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Martha and Flo x